National Labor Relations Board v. Douglas Lantz, D/B/A Transportation Consultants, Alcan Forwarding Company, And/or Afco

This case is before the court on the application of the National Labor Relations Board (hereinafter “Board”) for enforcement of its order entered against Respondent Douglas Lantz, which is reported at 235 NLRB 140 . The court has jurisdiction over this proceeding under Section 10(e) of the National Labor Relations Act (hereinafter “Act”), as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 151 , et seq., as the unfair labor practices found by the Board occurred within the State of Alaska. There is no dispute that respondent’s operation satisfied the Board’s jurisdictional requirements and that it is an employer engaged in commerce within Section 2(2), (6), and (7) of the Act. Between March 28 and May 20, 1977, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union No. 959 (hereinafter “Union”) filed charges against respondent alleging certain violations of Sections 8(a)(1), (3) and (5) of the Act. A hearing was held before an administrative law judge on September 13 and 14, 1977.

The administrative law judge’s decision of December 21, 1977, which was adopted without significant modification by the Board, is the basis of the following rendition of the facts:

Alcan Forwarding Company (“Alcan”) and…