Case: Labor Relations/Refusal to Bargain (N.L.R.B.)

The National Labor Relations Board affirmed an administrative law judge’s decision finding that Forepeak Steel violated the National Labor Relations Act by failing to bargain with the union representing its employees over the effects of laying off unit employees and shutting down the business. The board agreed with the ALJ that while the employer had the right to take the actions that it did, including shutting down the business in its entirety, it still had an obligation to bargain with the union over the economic effects of the actions on the affected unit employees. As such, Forepeak Steel was ordered ...