Aguayao Ex Rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Quadrtech Corp.

ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

The Court, having considered the moving papers, the opposition, and all further evidence and argument submitted in support of the parties’ papers, grants the Petitioner’s motion for a preliminary injunction.

I. Background

The instant case concerns a labor dispute between Respondent Quadrtech, Inc. (“Quadrtech” or “Respondent”) and Maria A. Venegas (“Venegas”) and the Interna7 tional Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine Furniture Workers, AFL— CIO (“IUE” or “the Union”). Venegas and IUE have filed charges against Qua-drtech in cases that are before the Petitioner, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”). The NLRB brings this case pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 160 (j). The NLRB petitions this Court to enjoin Respondent from relocating to Mexico pending resolution of the aforementioned labor dispute.

Respondent manufactures jewelry and piercing machines. In or about January 2000, Quadrtech opened shop in Gardena, California. It is alleged that Quadrtech’s owner, Vladimir Reil (“Reil”), owns a jewelry company in Harbor City, California called Onyx. Prior to January, 2000, Reil’s entire business operation was located in…