Podewils v. National Labor Relations Board

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Joseph G. Podewils and Gerald Nell Inc. petitioned for review of the National Labor Relations Board’s determination that Local 494 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (the Local) did not violate section 8(b)(1)(B) of the National Labor Relations Act 1 by fining its member Podewils $100,000 after he went to work as a supervisor at Gerald Nell. The Board’s decision turns on its finding of fact that the Local was not seeking a collective bargaining relationship with the company when…