National Labor Relations Board v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 340, Afl-Clo

The Labor Relations Board has petitioned this court to enforce its-order entered against International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.), Local Union 340, AFL-CIO. Lo- ^ 840 which resistg enforeement of the q represents employees in the Sacra, ment0 Valley who are skilled in the instal- , « . . . „ ^ .. lation of wiring m connection with congtruction work. Such an affiliate of the IBj3.W. is known as a “wireman’s” , , °Ca '

Local 340 maintains a collective bargaining agreement with the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the Nationa Electrical Contractors’ Association, of which Walsh Construction Company (Walsh) is a member. Walsh is engaged in the drilling of tunnels, and has repair and maintenance yards in Oroville, California, Under the terms of the agreement Local 340 serves as the exclusive source of referráis of electrical workers for employment at the Walsh yards.

T , „ , , „ , TTT , , Local 340 refused to refer to Walsh, for employment at the Oroville yards, one Jack L. Wood. Wood, although affiliated with the I.B.E.W., was a member of local 800, a so-called “railroad” local. Members of a “railroad” local are primarily skilled in the repair and maintenance •of heavy…