National Labor Relations Board v. Hannaford Bros. Co. (T. R. Savage Division)

In my opinion there is substantial evidence to support the Board’s finding that there had been a violation of § 8(a) (5) by the Company.

Two reasons were advanced in the Company’s letter of February 20, 1956 as grounds for its refusal to bargain with the Union. One is that it doubted that the Union represented a majority of the Bangor employees. The majority of the court indicates that the good faith of this ground is supported by the Board’s finding that it had been reported to the Company management that a num*642ber of employees at the Bangor plant were dissatisfied with the Union, desired to…