National Labor Relations Board v. Warehousemen's Union Local 17, International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union

The National Labor Relations Board seeks a decree enforcing its order of May 26, 1970, 182 NLRB No. 120 , against Warehousemen’s Local 17, International Longshoremen’s & Warehouse-men’s Union (ILWU).

Substantial evidence supports the board’s determination that the union violated Section 8(b) (3) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended 29 U. S.C. § 151 et seq. The union refused to sign a contract which embodied a previous agreement, and attempted, instead, to force the Los Angeles Products Company to sign a different contract. The principal question concerns the scope of the -board’s remedy.

After the expiration of a prior collective bargaining contract and during a subsequent strike, the chief' negotiator for the company proposed to the union’s representative that the expired agreement be adopted with twelve specified modifications. The union representative accepted this proposal, and the local union members ratified it and returned to work. Seven weeks later, the union’s representative refused to sign a draft of the agreement, and demanded reopening of collective bargaining.

On June 13, 1968, the board ordered the union to execute and abide by the agreement. 171 NLRB…