National Labor Relations Board v. B. C. Hawk Chevrolet, Inc.

The National Labor Relations Board (Board) has ordered B. C. Hawk Chevrolet, Inc. (Company) to cease and desist from 1) refusing to honor the collective bargaining contract signed on November 12, 1974 with Local Lodge 289, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO (Union), 2) refusing to recognize the Union, 3) coercively polling its employees about their sympathies, 4) informing its employees that benefits were initiated to show that the employees could do as well or better without Union representation. The Board also ordered the Company to implement the contract retroactively and make the employees whole, and to post notices. The Board’s order is published at 226 N.L. R.B. No. 82. The Board seeks enforcement of its order; this Court has jurisdiction under 29 U.S.C. § 160 (e).

FACTS:

In August, 1974, the Company acquired an automobile dealership in Issaquah, Washington, formerly operated as Charlie Brown Chevrolet. The Union had had a bargaining relationship with Charlie Brown Chevrolet for several years; the last contract expired two months before the Company acquired the business.

In September, 1974, Union Business Agent Dankel visited the…