NLRB Defends Court Injunction Amid Top Lawyer’s Aggressive Push

The National Labor Relations Board general counsel’s plan to aggressively use injunctions to protect collective bargaining against employer misconduct is set for a federal appeals court test involving Nexstar Broadcasting Inc.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument Wednesday over an Oregon federal judge’s ruling that directed the broadcasting company to bargain with an affiliate of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians. The judge issued the order based on the NLRB’s claim that there would be irreparable harm to bargaining without the order.

The injunction against Nexstar was one of a handful ...