United States Fourth Circuit

An employee's shouting out that his employers were "racists" is not considered protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2005
• Published 01/10/2005

Judges

• Before WILLIAMS and SHEDD, Circuit Judges, and Henry E. HUDSON, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• ARGUED:Glenn E. Plosa, Zinser Law Firm, P.C., Nashville, Tennessee, for Media General Operations, Incorporated, d/b/a Winston-Salem Journal.  Jason Walta, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for the Board. ON BRIEF:L. Michael Zinser, Zinser Law Firm, P.C., Nashville, Tennessee, for Media General Operations, Incorporated, d/b/a Winston-Salem Journal. Arthur F. Rosenfeld, General, John E. Higgins, Jr., Deputy General, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General, David Habenstreit, Supervisory Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for the Board.