Geske & Sons, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, and International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150, Afl-Cio, Intervenor

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

This dispute between Geske and Sons, Inc. (“Geske” or “the Company”) and Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO (“Local 150” or “the Union”) has spawned litigation before the Illinois state courts, the National Labor Relations Board and the federal district court. In this case and a companion case, Zipp v. Geske & Sons, Inc., 103 F.3d 1379 (7th Cir.1997), issued at the same time as this case, we resolve this dispute.

In the present case, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) determined that Geske had violated the National…