United States DC Circuit

Where both companies were in the same business, the production process did not change, and employees continued to do the same work after the takeover, the new company is a successor company and must honor a previous employee union recognition request.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/17/2001
• Decided 06/29/2001
• Published 06/29/2001

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, TATEL and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Clare M. Gallagher argued the cause for the petitioner.  Patrick L. Abramowich and Brian Seth Roman were on brief for the petitioner., David R. Jury argued the cause for the intervenor.  David I. Goldman entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric D. Duryea, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for the respondent.  Leonard R. Page, General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Charles P. Donnelly, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, were on brief.