Natter Manufacturing Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board

Natter Manufacturing Corporation (Natter) petitions for review of the National Labor Relations Board’s decision that Natter has violated its statutory duty to bargain in good faith with the certified bargaining representative of its employees. We find Natter’s contentions to be unpersuasive and we therefore grant the Board’s cross-application for enforcement.

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On April 20, 1973, Local 170 of the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (Union) petitioned the NLRB for certification as the collective bargaining representative of Natter’s production and maintenance employees. On April 25, the Board’s regional director notified the parties that a representation hearing would be held on May 23, 1973. Two weeks prior to the scheduled hearing, Natter filed with the Board a motion seeking permission to introduce evidence at the hearing of the Union’s discriminatory practices. The Board subsequently denied the motion with the express qualification that Natter could reassert this issue following the potential representation election.

At the representation hearing held on May 23, Natter renewed its contention that the issue of the Union’s alleged discriminatory practices should be…