Local 164, Brotherhood of Painters v. National Labor Relations Board

Local 164 of the Painters’ union had had collective bargaining agreements with Cheatham Painting Company of Jacksonville, Florida, since 1945, until the latest of them expired in 1959. At bargaining meetings held prior to expiration, Local 164 submitted to the Company a new contract which covered wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. Also included were two proposals which had not been submitted to other contractors in the area of the Local’s jurisdiction, one of which reads:

“Section 12: As a protection against possible violation of any of *134the terms or conditions of this…