National Labor Relations Board v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 73, Afl-Cio

FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

The National Labor Relations Board petitions for enforcement of its order holding the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local No. 73, in violation of Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 158(b)(1)(B). IBEW disciplined one of its members for violating a union bylaw that prohibited union members from working for nonunion employers. Because the union member who was disciplined was the grievance arbiter for Chewelah Contractors, Inc., the Board held that IBEW’s action violated Section 8(b)(1)(B) even though IBEW did not represent…