National Labor Relations Board v. Flamingo Hilton-Laughlin, Inc.

19 F.3d 28 148 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2320 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. FLAMINGO HILTON-LAUGHLIN, INC., Respondent. No. 92-70530. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 13, 1994. * Decided Feb. 16, 1994. 1 Before: SCHROEDER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges, and JONES, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Flamingo Hilton-Laughlin, Inc. refuses to bargain with the representative of a group of employees in the Hotel's property operations department. The Hotel contends that the employees have been improperly certified as a bargaining unit by the National Labor Relations Board. Upon petition by the employees' representative, the NLRB ruled that the Hotel's refusal to bargain was an unfair labor practice, and it ordered the Hotel to bargain. The NLRB seeks enforcement of its order in this court. The only defense offered by the Hotel is its contention that the bargaining unit, as certified by the Board,…