National Labor Relations Board v. Redwing Carriers, Inc.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition for enforcement of an order of the Labor Board based on alleged violations of Sections 8(a) (1) and 8(a) (3) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 158(a) (1, 3).

The respondent is a large motor carrier, using some 200 trucks and tractor-trailers in the hauling of asphalt and petroleum supplies. Its equipment was heavy and expensive, the vehicles costing from $16,800 to $22,000 per unit. The products being carried in some cases are heated (350° temperature in the case of asphalt), and in the case of other petroleum products they were highly…