Perdue Farms, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Chief Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge HAMILTON and Judge WILLIAMS joined.

OPINION

WILKINSON, Chief Judge:

Appellee Perdue Farms, Inc. brought suit in federal district court contending that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) had violated section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. § 159(c). Specifically, the company claimed that the NLRB had not adequately investigated allegations that the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) forged signatures on authorization cards submitted in support of a unionization effort at a Perdue plant. The…