The University of Chicago v. National Labor Relations Board

Mr. Justice CLARK:

Petitioner, The University of Chicago, seeks review of an NLRB order, 1 which found that it violated Section 8(d) and derivatively Sections 8(a)(1), 8(a)(2), and 8(a)(5) of the Act 2 when, during the term of a collective bargaining agreement, the University transferred custodial work from one bargaining unit (Local 321) to another (Local 1657) after bargaining to impasse over the transfer.

Bottoming its decision on the lengthy opinion of the Administrative Law Judge, the NLRB held that the practice of the University in allocating cleaning areas between the two locals “was an…