United States Fourth Circuit

Because management misconduct (such as wage increases discriminately given only no-union members) left only a slight possibility of ensuring fair elections, the NLRB correctly determined that employee sentiment would, on balance, be better protected by issuance of Gissel orders.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/16/2001
• Published 02/16/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and WIDENER, WILKINS, NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, MICHAEL, MOTZ, TRAXLER, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• ARGUED:  Kenneth T. Lopatka, Matkov, Salzman, Madoff & Gunn, Chicago, Illinois, for Overnite.  William M. Bernstein, Senior Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for Board.  Carey Robert Butsavage, Butsavage & Associates, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Intervenor.   ON BRIEF:  Kenneth F. Sparks, Christopher A. Johlie, Matkov, Salzman, Madoff & Gunn, Chicago, Illinois, for Overnite.   Leonard R. Pate, General, Linda Sher, Associate General, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for Board.  Marc A. Stefan, Butsavage & Associates, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Intervenor.