Company Wrongly Withdrew Union Recognition Amid Pension Dispute

The federal labor board correctly found that Coreslab Structures Inc. violated federal labor law when the concrete manufacturer withdrew recognition from the union in the wake of a dispute over pension and profit-sharing payments, a federal appeals court ruled.

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s decision finding Coreslab violated federal labor law when it failed to bargain with International Union of Operating Engineers Local 627, declined to make pension contributions as required by a collective bargaining agreement, and withdrew recognition based on a tainted disaffection letter signed by a ...