Brown

The National Labor Relations Board, after a hearing before a Trial Examiner, found that respondent employers and’ respondent Brown Employees Association were guilty of unfair labor practices in violation of Section 8 of the-National Labor Relations Act (29 U. S.C. § 158), hereafter referred to as the-Act. Respondents were ordered to cease- and desist from such practices and in addition to take certain affirmative action. 1 The Board petitions this court for enforcement of its order. We have jurisdiction by virtue of Section 10(e) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 160 (e).

*541 Respondents oppose the enforcement of the Board’s order, contending, inter alia, that the record does not support the findings of unfair labor practices.

Hyman Ram, an employee of Excel Electric Supply Co., filed a complaint on September 29, 1959, with the Board charging that he had been illegally discharged. Proceedings were thereupon commenced against respondents which culminated exactly one year later in the Board’s order. The facts to be considered hereafter illustrate how long, involved, and costly proceedings can result from relatively insignificant events.

The Board adopted the following findings of the…