Tualatin Electric, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 48, Intervenor

Tualatin Electric, Inc. (Tualatin) seeks review of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) affirmance and adoption of an Administrative Law Judge’s finding that the Regional Director for Region 19 of the Board appropriately set aside an informal settlement agreement. The NLRB and intervenor International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 48 (Union) cross-petition for enforcement of the Board’s order and decision holding that Tualatin violated sections 8(a)(1) and (3) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 158 . We grant the petition for enforcement.

I. Background

Tualatin is an electrical contractor in the state of Oregon, which worked on a retail store construction project in Wilsonville, Oregon named “Project Thunder.” Tualatin’s employees are not represented by any labor organization.

Edward Campbell, a member of the Union, agreed to “salt” a job with Tualatin. Camp bell obtained employment with Tualatin at Project Thunder. As an employee of the Union and Tualatin, Campbell attempted to generate interest and enthusiasm for the Union and to provide the Union with names and telephone numbers of workers. In return, the union paid him supplemental wages…