Local Union No. 5741, United Mine Workers of America, Cross v. National Labor Relations Board

DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

The question for decision in this case is whether the National Labor Relations Board erred in holding that the petitioning United Mine Workers local union is the “successor,” for labor law purposes, of another UMW local, now defunct, that had an unsatisfied monetary obligation as a result of having committed an unfair labor practice. Petitioner seeks review of a Board order making it responsible for the other local’s debt, and the Board cross-petitions for enforcement. For the reasons stated below, we shall grant the Board’s cross-petition for enforcement.

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