Frankl

ORDER

This matter is before the court on the petition by Joseph F. Frankl, Regional Director of Region 20 of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”), for temporary relief under 29 U.S.C. § 160®, pending resolution of petitioner’s unfair labor practices claim before the Board. (Pet. for Inj., ECF No. 1.) Respondent Adams & Associates, Inc. (“Adams” or “respondent”) opposes the motion. (Resp’t Opp’n, ECF No. 17.) The court held a hearing on January 23, 2015, at which Joseph Richardson, appeared for petitioner and Michael Pedhir-ney appeared for respondent. As explained below, the court GRANTS the motion.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Regulatory Framework

An understanding of the regulatory framework and the administrative process of unfair labor-practice adjudications informs the court’s decision on petitioner’s motion for an injunction. Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) guarantees employees the right to “self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.”…