National Labor Relations Board v. Servette, Inc.

The National Labor Relations Board has petitioned this court for enforcement of its order entered against Servette, Inc., Los Angeles, California, and its officers, agents, successors and assigns.

This Court has jurisdiction by virtue of Section 10(e) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended.

The National Labor Relations Board found respondent guilty of certain unfair labor practices in violation of Sections 8(a) (1) and 8(a) (5) of the N.L.R.A., 29 U.S.C.A. § 158 (a) (1) and (5), reversing the finding of the trial examiner. The respondent was ordered by the Board to cease and desist such practices and was also ordered to take certain affirmative action to effectuate the policies of the Act.

The findings by the Board which are the basis of the questions presented to the Court here may be summarized as follows: Respondent violated the Act by refusing to bargain with the Union regarding changes in its employees’ working conditions and by thereafter refusing to recognize the Union as representative of its employees, and further, by soliciting revocations of union authority from its employees and by carrying on direct discussions with groups of employees to persuade them to…