National Labor Relations Board v. Superior of Missouri, Inc.

I respectfully dissent.

The majority distinguishes the present case from Alladin Plastics, Inc., 182 NLRB 64 (1970) (Alladin), on the ground that the Union made no effort to dispel the rumors regarding Superior’s role in the failure of the election to take place as scheduled. I believe that the facts of the present case and Alladin are sufficiently analogous to render Alladin controlling. Not only did Superior have ample time to reply to the rumors and, in fact, did so by disseminating a letter to employees, but also there is no suggestion that the Union was responsible for the rumors. Under…