National Labor Relations Board v. Electronics Equipment Co., Inc

FRANK, Circuit Judge.

1. The validity of the Board’s order depends on whether the sending of the letters was a legitimate concerted activity by employees, for their mutual aid and protection, guaranteed by § 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended. The Board held that it was, and that Electronics’ interference with such activity was therefore a violation of § 8(a) (1). The employer argues (and the trial examiner held) that the sending of the letters was not a protected activity, because the letters had an unlawful purpose, i. e., to coerce the employer into recognizing Local 65 at a…