United States Fourth Circuit

Union organizing activities are protected under 29 USC 157, and an employer who documents "harassment" charges in its employment files for possible disciplinary use in the future, even though the "harassment" is protected activity, violates 29 USC 158(a)(1).

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2001
• Decided 08/15/2001
• Published 08/15/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, TRAXLER, Circuit Judge, and ANDRE M. DAVIS, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• ARGUED:  Glenn Littleton Spencer, Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson & Greaves, L.L.C., Greenville, SC, for Consolidated Diesel.  Michael R. Lewis, Senior Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, DC, for Board.  M. Travis Payne, Edelstein & Payne, Raleigh, NC, for Intervenor.   ON BRIEF:  Leonard R. Page, Acting General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, Howard E. Perlstein, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, DC, for Board.