New York Post Corp. v. Kelley

The plaintiffs are newspaper publishers in New York,City.

Local 471 of the Newsboys Union filed with appellant State Labor Relations Board a petition under section 705 of the Labor Law, alleging therein that plaintiffs had refused to recognize petitioner as the exclusive bargaining agent of certain newsboys and newsdealers. The union demanded that it be certified by the Board as such exclusive agent. Following its usual practice, the Board thereupon held, at its office, a preliminary conference to which plaintiffs were invited and at which their representatives attended. At that conference (a…