Case: Labor Relations/Unfair Labor Practices (N.L.R.B.)

The National Labor Relations Board affirmed a finding that Atlantic American Fire Protection Co. committed multiple unfair labor practices in the run-up to, and immediately following, its workers voting to unionize, in violation of the National Labor Relations Act. The board affirmed the administrative law judge’s finding that Atlantic American Fire, among other things, unlawfully interrogated employees about their union activities, withheld and ended certain regular benefits due to the unionization campaign, and discharged a majority of the unionized employees while falsely claiming it would close down entirely. In addition to affirming the ALJ’s order to rehire the fired workers ...