Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board

■ In the Republic Aviation Corporation case, the employer, a lárge and rapidly growing military aircraft manufacturer, adopted, well before any union activity at the plant, a general rule against soliciting .which read as follows:

“Soliciting of any type cannot be permitted in the factory or offices.”

The Republic plant was located in a built-up section of Suffolk County, New York. An employee persisted after being warned of the rule in soliciting union membership in the plant by passing out application cards to employees on his own time during lunch periods. The employee was discharged for…