National Labor Relations Board v. Nenry Heide, Inc.

FRANK, Circuit Judge.

In November, 1945, Local 50 was certified by the Board as the exclusive bargaining representative of respondent’s employees in an appropriate unit. Thereafter, respondent and that Union entered into a series of collective bargaining agreements, the last of which was executed in July 1950, and by its terms expired on May 15, 1951. In February 1951, the Union suggested that the parties enter into negotiations toward a new *47contract, but on April 12, before any agreement was reached, a rival union, Local 452, filed a representation petition with the Board. The Board conducted…