National Labor Relations Board v. Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders' Union Local 531

The National Labor Relations Board (Board), pursuant to section 10(e) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. § 160 (e), petitions this court for enforcement of its order that the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders’ Union, Local 531 (Union) cease and desist from certain unfair labor practices under sections 8(e) and 8(b)(4)(ii)(A) and (B) of the NLRA. We enforce the order.

I.

Angelus Auto Parks, Inc. and Elnic Corporation, d/b/a Verdugo Hills Bowl (Bowl), operate a bowling alley in Los Angeles, California. The Bowl belongs to a multi-employer bargaining group known as the Bowling Proprietors Association (Association), the membership of which consists of various bowling alley proprietors in the Los Angeles area. Effective November 1, 1976, the Association entered a collective bargaining agreement with the Union, binding upon the Bowl by virtue of its membership in the Association. The agreement contained a provision, article 2B, which is the focal point of this litigation:

The agreement also contained a union-security clause, a provision requiring employers to recognize the Union as the exclusive bargaining representative of their employees, and…