United States DC Circuit

Absent conduct demonstrating a willingness to compromise further, a bald statement of disagreement by one party to the negotiations is insufficient to defeat an impasse for purposes of 29 USC 158(d).

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/19/2001
• Decided 08/21/2001
• Published 08/21/2001

Judges

• Before:  HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge, ROGERS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frank W. Buck argued the cause for petitioner.   On the briefs were Mark V. Webber and Kenneth D. Schwartz.  Kathy B. Houlihan entered an appearance., Basil William Mangano and John M. Masters were on the brief for intervenor Teamsters Local Union No. 293.


• For Appellees:
  
• Usha Dheenan, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With her on the brief were Leonard R. Page, Acting General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Charles Donnelly, Supervisory Attorney.