National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Clerks International Ass'n, A.F.L., Retail Clerks Union, Local 648

On November 3, 1949, the above named Board made an order directing that the respondents shall not “(b) Refuse to bargain collectively with Safeway for the employees in the unit described in paragraph IV of the stipulation in case No. 20-CB-43 by insisting or demanding as a condition to such bargaining that Safeway bargain collectively for supervisory employees of Safeway within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Act [ 29 U.S.C.A. § 152 ].” Thereafter, upon petition to this court for a decree enforcing the order, this court entered its decree containing the same prohibitory language quoted above.

Thereafter the Board filed its petition to adjudge the respondents in civil contempt of this court’s decree in that respondents refused to 'bargain collectively with Safeway for employees in the unit mentioned in the decree unless Safeway will agree to certain demands. These are said to be (1) that the employees shall he free to strike “in the event that Safeway shall refuse to bargain collectively with respondents for the location managers employed by Safeway; (2) that such location managers “shall be subject to and be entitled to the benefits of any collective bargaining agreement that…