General Electric Company v. National Labor Relations Board, United Electrical, Radio and MacHine Workers of America, Intervenor

Opinion for the Court by

Circuit Judge TATEL.

In these consolidated petitions for review, we consider several National Labor Relations Board rulings arising out of a union representation election and its aftermath. The NLRB ruled that certain statements made by the company during the campaign and a post-election gift to employees violated the National Labor Relations Act. The company’s firing of a pro-Union employee, the Board ruled, did not violate the Act. Concluding that some of the company’s campaign statements were protected speech, we grant the company’s petition in part and deny it in…