National Labor Relations Board v. Hod Carriers and Common Laborers Union Los Angeles Local 300, San Bernardino Local 783 and El Monte Local 1082

This case is here upon the petition of the National Labor Relations Board seeking enforcement of its order issued against the above named respondents and which is reported in 128 N.L.R.B. 971 and 134 N.L.R.B. 1768 , to which reference may be made for ascertainment of the facts here involved. The only question before us is whether the Board’s rulings are supported by substantial evidence.

In general the Board found that the respondents, who operated hiring halls under arrangements with various employers, refused to place some five applicants for employment upon their referral list unless they first joined the Union. This the Board held constituted a violation of § 8(b) (2) and (1) (A) of the National Labor Relations Act as amended, in that they caused the employers to discriminate against these five employee applicants, and accordingly the Board required the respondents to cease and desist from such refusals and from coercing job applicants in any like or related manner. The respondents were required to make whole the employees against whom they discriminated in amounts to be determined in compliance proceedings and to post the customary notices.

The case as presented to us…