National Labor Relations Board v. Fullerton Publishing Company, D/B/A Daily News Tribune

Before us is a petition to enforce an order of the National Labor Relations Board. The order directed respondent to cease and desist from certain unfair labor practices, to reinstate former employee Fuller with back pay, and to post the usual notices. The hearing was initiated on charges filed with the Board by the Los Angeles Newspaper Guild, Local 69, American Newspaper Guild, AFL-CIO, acting on behalf of member Fuller. The trial examiner determined that respondent had committed unfair labor practices in the firing of Fuller because of his union activities, and in interrogating other newspaper employees as to their union membership. The findings and conclusions of the trial examiner were adopted by the Board in its formal decision, 125 N.L.R.B. No. 30 (1959), and this petition followed to enforce the Board’s order. We have jurisdiction of this petition under Section 10 (e) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 160 (e).

Respondent publishes an evening newspaper in Fullerton, California. One Andrew Fuller was employed as County Editor of the newspaper to head the county news department. As such he had the responsibility of filling the county news section of the…