Boeing Case Tested by Labor Board Conflicts Questions

The National Labor Relations Board already has hit the reset button on one high-profile case in response to conflict-of-interest concerns for member William Emanuel (R). The board is also being asked to scrap another decision with far-reaching impact that was issued the same day.

Emanuel shouldn’t have participated in a December decision involving Boeing because his former law firm represents the aerospace company in other legal matters, a local painters union told the NLRB earlier this year. The board has yet to weigh in on the union’s request to rescind a decision in favor of Boeing, approving the company’s “no ...