National Labor Relations Board v. Albion Corporation, D/B/A Brooks, Inc.

I respectfully dissent.

*942I do not believe that Torgove’s statement gave rise to a § 8(a)(1) violation. In his dissenting opinion Board Member Walther pertinently observed:

Finally, I cannot agree with my colleagues that Torgove’s statement to Hoffman that “anyone who picketed would never work for Respondent again” violated Section 8(a)(1) of the Act. Although such a statement would ordinarily constitute a violation of Section 8(a)(1), Respondent’s subsequent conduct in offering to reinstate both janitorial and maintenance employees effectively rebutted the import of the threat. As with…