National Labor Relations Board v. Fleetwood Trailer Co.

Respondent is a manufacturer of mobile homes. On August 5, 1964, it employed about 110 persons. On August 6, 1964, as a result of a breakdown in collective bargaining negotiations between respondent and the Union,1 about half of the employees struck. Respondent cut back its production schedule from the prestrike figure of 20 units to 10 units per week, and curtailed its orders for raw materials correspondingly. On August 18, the Union accepted the respondent’s last contract offer, terminated the strike, and requested reinstatement of the strikers.

Respondent explained that it could not…