Salinas Valley Broadcasting Corporation And/or Central California Communications Corporation, D/B/A Ksbw-Tv v. National Labor Relations Board

Salinas Valley Broadcasting Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Salinas” or petitioner) brought this proceeding to review and modify a decision of the National Labor Relations Board, reported at 140 N.L.R.B. 852 (Case No. 20-C.A.-2228), finding that Salinas had been guilty of unfair labor practices by violation of §§ 8(a) (1) and 8(a) (3) of the National Labor Relations Act, in coerc ing and influencing employees in the exercise of certain rights, and in terminating the employment of Mark St. John, Cletus (Cíete) Toone and Robert Erickson, so as to discourage membership in a labor organization.

Originally, petitioner had been charged with unlawfully terminating the employment of three additional employees— Pearlman, Chambers and Tidey. The charges as to their alleged unlawful termination were recommended to be dismissed by the trial examiner. The Board, by its decision and order dated January 25, 1963, affirmed both rulings of the trial examiner, with one minor exception not here relevant.

The basis of the alleged unlawful discharge was that Toone, St. John and Erickson were discharged because of their union activities.

The alleged errors are, as we slightly capsule…