Case: Labor Relations/Representation Elections (N.L.R.B.)

The National Labor Relations Board denied a request for extraordinary relief from the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, saying that the regional director’s decision to redo the representation election at Dold Foods didn’t contain any irregularities, inconsistencies, or mistakes of fact that warranted a review of the decision. The board majority found that the regional director was correct in his assessment that the election was fatally flawed due to improper translation of election materials, as well as the fact that the election itself was conducted solely in English. The dissent argued that since Dold Foods couldn’t find anyone in ...