National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union

This case presents an important issue of the scope of the National Labor Relations Board’s authority under § 8 (b) (3) of the National Labor Relations Act, 1 which provides that “it shall be an unfair labor practice for a labor organization or its agents ... to refuse to bargain collectively with an employer, provided it is the representative of his employees . . . .” The precise question is whether the Board may find that a union, which confers with an employer with the desire of reaching agreement on contract terms, has nevertheless refused to bargain collectively, thus violating that…