Legal Opinion
The Nielsen Lithographing Company v. National Labor Relations Board, Graphic Communications International Union, Local 508 O-K-I, Afl-Cio, Intervening
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 11, 1988No. 87-2905, 87-3118PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
In labor negotiations, as in any negotiations, the party with more information has an edge. So when Nielsen Lithographing Company claimed during wage negotiations with its workers’ union that it had to reduce wages and benefits in order to remain competitive with other printers, the union asked the company to let its accountants examine the books and other records — financial statements, tax returns, records of compensation paid managerial and supervisory personnel — that would substantiate (or refute) the company’s claim of need. At argument, the union’s counsel said…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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