Grain Company Hit With Labor Board Notice-Reading Order

The National Labor Relations Board ordered managers at a union-busting grain company in Nebraska to read aloud a remedial notice to workers about their rights.

The notice-reading remedy is important in light of Gavilon Grain’s fast response to a union’s request for recognition, the scope of the company’s unfair labor practices, the small size of the proposed bargaining unit, and the participation of high-ranking company officials, the NLRB said in its Tuesday decision.

All six grain pit workers signed cards showing their interest in unionizing, the NLRB said. But only one worker voted in favor of the union after the ...