Legal Opinion

Erickson Trucking Serv., Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 10, 2019No. 18-2283/2380PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

What's down in the well, it's said, comes up in the bucket. The National Labor Relations Board concluded that Erickson Trucking Service, a unionized crane-rental company in western Michigan, unlawfully fired several employees due to a labor union's activities on their behalf. We agree, most notably because that's how the company explained the matter to the discharged workers.

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Erickson Trucking Service, founded in the 1920s and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, offers cranes for rent. It owns 36 cranes, with lift capacities ranging from 18 to 900 tons. The company…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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