United States DC Circuit

The employer's refusal to honor severance benefits in an agreement is an unlawful refusal to bargain under the NLRA where the disputed provision does not say that severance benefits terminate at the expiration of the agreement and employees did not waive their rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2001
• Decided 06/29/2001
• Published 06/29/2001

Judges

• Before:  HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge, SENTELLE and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip Allen Lacovara argued the cause for petitioner Honeywell International, Inc. With him on the briefs was Charles P. O'Connor., Harold P. Coxson and Stanley R. Strauss were on the brief for amicus curiae Council on Labor Law Equality., Thomas W. Meiklejohn was on the brief for intervenor International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America.


• For Appellees:
  
• David A. Fleischer, Senior Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, and Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel.  David S. Habenstreit, Attorney, entered an appearance.