Tamosiunas v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Several Hyatt Regency Hotel employees in Hawaii objected to and formally declined full membership in their union. Nonetheless, they received a letter from the union requiring immediate payment of full union dues-that is, dues owed by employees who chose to join the union in full. The letter went on to inform the employees that the Hyatt Regency Hotel would soon be deducting the amounts necessary to pay full union dues from future paychecks at the union's behest. The Board concluded that, in its view, the letter was an obvious mistake and no reasonable employee reading it would have felt…