KLB Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Once again, we confront the issue of how much information a company must provide to a union during collective bargaining. Here, the company sought substantial wage concessions on the basis of competitive pressures it claimed to be facing. Seeking to verify this contention, the union requested information about the company’s prices and customers. The company denied the union’s request and then locked out the bargaining unit employees. Relying on a line of decisions…