MFP Fire Protection, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge:

MFP Fire Protection, Inc., is engaged in the construction industry, installing and servicing automatic fire sprinkler systems. Its founder and president is Lawrence Martin.

In November 1984 Martin notified the union 2 that MFP would like to become á party to the collective bargaining agreement between the union and the National Automatic Sprinkler and Fire Control Association. The union sent Martin a copy of that collective bargaining agreement, which he signed and returned.

In February 1985 Martin signed an “assent and interim agreement” binding MFP to the 1985-88…