National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union

The International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union (hereafter the International) and Local 10 thereof (hereafter the Local) petition for a review of an order of the National Labor Relations Board (hereafter the Board) requiring them to cease and desist from the unfair labor practices found and from in any manner causing or attempting to cause employers to discriminate against employees and from restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights guaranteed under Section 7 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 157 (hereafter the Act), and to notify the employers that they have no objection to the hiring of the complainants and to make the complainants whole for loss of pay due to the discrimination against them. The posting of the usual notices was also required. The Board has filed a cross petition seeking enforcement of the order.

Stafford and Sorce, the complainants before the Board, were members of the Local. They had been periodically assigned work through the San Francisco hiring hall pursuant to a contract between the Unions and the Pacific Maritime Association (hereafter the Employ ers), formerly the Waterfront Employers’…