420 U.S. 251 (1975) Cited 434 times 64 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employer commits an unfair labor practice by compelling an employee to attend an investigatory meeting that could lead to discipline without allowing the employee to bring a union witness
Holding that because the employer “failed to file a petition for reconsideration as permitted by Board Rules and Regulations,” the employer could not assert its objection on appeal
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT. No. 03-938. April 5, 2004. C.A. Fed. Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 337 F. 3d 1338.
Noting that "an employee . . . can lose protections if his conduct is so egregious as to take it outside the protection of the Act, or of such a character as to render the employee unfit for further service"
Balancing these competing principles and fully evaluating the facts to conclude that a work stoppage was protected activity when the employees took reasonable precautions to protect equipment even though the equipment was damaged