United States Seventh Circuit

Company's firing of one employee for union activity combined with unspecified threats of retaliation when promotion was declined, while simultaneously granting an extended severance package and attempting to promote another employee, right before a union organizing drive violates Sections 8(a)(1) and 8(a)(3) of the N.L.R.A.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/16/2001
• Decided 02/07/2001
• Published 02/07/2001

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Walter J. Liszka (argued), Wessels & Pautsch, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth Kinney, National Labor Relations Board, Chicago, IL, for Respondent.