National Labor Relations Board v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks

DYER, Circuit Judge:

The principal question posed by the Board’s application for enforcement is whether the Union violated section 8(b)(2) and (1)(A) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq., by causing the employer to deduct union dues from wages pursuant to dues checkoff authorizations given prior to the severance of employees who were later rehired. 1 Also presented is the subsidiary question whether the Board’s decision to decline referral to arbitration of the issue here presented was a proper exercise of its discretion. We agree with the Board that there, was a…