Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. v. Reinforced Concrete Contractors Ass'n

OPINION

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.

This is a case of first impression for this circuit. We are asked to determine whether an employer has the right under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRÁ”) to repudiate both his statutory and contractual obligations under a § 8(f) collective bargaining agreement when the employer does not employ anyone within the relevant bargaining unit. ‘ We adopt the single-employee-unit rule, hold that an employer may repudiate his statutory and contractual- obligations under such circumstances, and affirm the judgment of the district court.

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Baker Concrete…