LEE A. CONSAUL CO., INC., ET AL., PETITIONERS,
v.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, RESPONDENT

9th Cir. | 1972-10-24
No. 71-2520
469 F.2d 84 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1972) Caution
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Holding

The court held that the strike was not a protected concerted activity and no unfair labor practice was proved.


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Petitioners fired striking melon packers in June 1965. The Board concluded the strike was protected concerted activity, but the court disagreed.…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:

PER CURIAM:

Without going into factual detail, we conclude that we must deny the order for enforcement, set aside the two orders and decisions, and remand with instructions to dismiss the proceedings against petitioners.

In June, 1965, petitioners, as employers of melon packers, fired a group of workers who had gone on strike. The Board concluded the strike was a protected concerted activity. We disagree, finding it was a five day wildcat strike, viewed as such by both the employers and the union. We decline to follow NLRB v. R. C. Can Co., 328 F. 2d 974 (5th Cir. 1964), but instead follow NLRB v. Draper Corp., 145 F. 2d 199 (4th Cir. 1944). See: NLRB v. Tanner Motor Livery, Ltd., 419 F. 2d 216 (9th Cir. 1969), where we cited NLRB v. Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co., 388 U.S. 175, 87 S.Ct. 2001, 18 L.Ed.2d 1123 (1967) and the interplay between § 7 and § 9 (a).

We held the Supreme Court “at least” implied that “by joining a union an employee gives up or waives some of his § 7 rights.”

The strike was not a protected concerted. activity. No unfair labor practice was proved. In view of this conclusion we need not discuss petitioners’ other alleged errors.

Enforcement denied. The Decision and Order of the NLRB dated April 24, 1969, and the Supplemental Decision and Order of NLRB dated August 27, 1971, are each set aside, and the matter remanded for dismissal.


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