National Labor Relations Board v. Glaziers and Glassworkers Local Union No. 1621, A/w International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

We are asked to consider whether a union violates section 8(b)(1)(A) of the National Labor Relations Act (Act), 29 U.S.C. § 158(b)(1)(A), when it disciplines its members who work for a neutral employer at a construction site. Finding that the National Labor Relations Board (Board) reasonably determined that the union’s disciplinary action was contrary to national labor policy, and hence was not a purely internal matter beyond the reach of section 8(b)(1)(A), we enforce the Board’s order.

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This case arises from a 1977 labor dispute between Local 316 of the United…