LCF, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of Sprint’s decision to terminate its “La Conexión Familiar” long-distance program and dismiss all program employees. Sprint argues that this decision was based on the program’s substantial financial losses and a continuing decline in its customer base. The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), however, found that Sprint acted because program employees were about to unionize. It ordered Sprint to reinstate each terminated employee as a substantially equivalent position becomes available and to pay…