National Labor Relations Board v. Gimrock Constructioni, Inc.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

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Gimrock Construction, Inc., is a heavy construction contractor engaged in bridge building, marine work, dredging, and road work throughout South Florida and the Caribbean. In March 1995, the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union 487, AFL-CIO (the “Union”), became the representative of a collective barging unit containing “all [of Gimrock’s] equipment operators, oiler/drivers, and equipment mechanics.” Gimrock refused to bargain with the Union, and, in June 1995, its operating engineers, all hired out of the Union’s hiring hall in Miami, went on…