Legal Opinion
Aeronca, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1981No. 80-1802PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Senior Circuit Judge:. Aeronca, Inc. petitions for review and the Board eross-applies for enforcement of the Board’s order and finding that the company violated § 8(a)(1) and (5) of the Act by unilaterally discontinuing its practice of giving its employees Christmas turkeys. Because we find that the union waived the company’s duty to bargain about discontinuance of the turkey bonus, we deny enforcement of the Board’s order.
Since at least 1952 the company had maintained a practice of giving each employee, including managers and supervisors, a Christmas turkey. The practice…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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