International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Local 14, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

Following a section 10(k) hearing on an alleged work “jurisdictional dispute,” see 29 U.S.C. § 160(k) (1994), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) found that the assignment of certain “chip-loading” work by Sierra Pacific Industries (“SPI”) to its unrepresented employees was an original assignment of new work. Pursuant to this finding, the Board further found reasonable cause to believe that Local 14 of the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union (“Local 14” or “Union”) had…