Dawidoff ex rel. National Labor Relations Board v. Over-the-Road Employees, Local Union No. 544

Based upon the totality of circumstances, the Regional Director concluded there was reasonable cause to believe that the Union was engaged in recognitional picketing. Quite predictably, the testimony of the witnesses for the Union and the witnesses for the employer are in direct conflict. The other evidence in the case is inconclusive on the question of the Union’s motive.

Picketing is inherently coercive and disruptive. The detrimental effect of the picketing on the employer’s operations, and on the job security of its employees, is the same no matter what a union’s true motive may be. But…