National Labor Relations Board v. Empire Gas, Inc.

I concur in that part of the majority opinion which holds that the mailing by Cooper of his letters to fellow drivers did come within the protection of § 7 of the Act because it did call for collective activities of all of Empire’s drivers at some 112 plants. I dissent from that part of the opinion which holds that under the circumstances of this case Cooper’s attempts to organize unannounced work stoppages without first submitting his grievance to Empire about the proposed new Bonus Growth Plan did not deprive him of § 7 protection in terms of the affirmative relief ordered by the Board, i.…