National Labor Relations Board v. Pinkerton's Nat. Detective Agency, Inc.

We are asked to enforce an order of the petitioning Board issued against the respondent Detective Agency, here referred to as the Company, and the respondent Organizing Committee, here called the Union. The Union made no appearance here.

The Board determined on findings which were not challenged by the Company that the latter discriminated against several of its employees in violation of § 8(a) (3) of the National Labor Relations Act as amended, by refusing employment to them on account of their failure to maintain good standing in the Union. (The Board found there was no valid union-security agreement between the Company and the Union). It also determined that the Union caused the Company thus to refuse employment, and that in so doing the Union violated § 8(b) (2) of the Act. In addition it held the Union guilty of violating § 8 (b) (1) (A). The Board’s order, in addition to requiring the respondents to cease and desist from the practices referred to, required the Company to reinstate the discharged employees. It further provided that the Company and the Union “shall, jointly and severally, make whole [three named employees] for any loss of pay they may have suffered because of…