Sands v. National Labor Relations Board

GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge:

In this matter, the National Labor Relations Board held that a union does not commit an unfair labor practice by failing to tell a prospective member how much money she will save in reduced dues should she choose not to join. But we cannot reach the merits of that decision. Actions undertaken by the union since the filing of this petition for review have rendered the matter moot. For that reason, we dismiss the petition for review as moot and vacate the Board’s order under our equitable authority.

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In 2004, petitioner Laura Sands began working at a Kroger grocery store…