United States DC Circuit

Telecommunications company was properly found to have violated section 8(a)(5) and (1) of the National Labor Relations Act when it refused to bargain with the union over elimination of its longstanding practice of allowing employees to participate in blood drives during working hours with no loss of pay.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/24/2004
• Decided 03/16/2004
• Published 03/16/2004

Judges

• Before:  RANDOLPH, ROGERS, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Willis J. Goldsmith argued the cause for petitioner.   On the briefs was Marshall B. Babson.


• For Appellees:
  
• Meredith L. Jason, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With her on the brief were Arthur F. Rosenfeld, General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Fred B. Jacob, Attorney., Ellen Dichner was on the brief for amicus curiae Communications Workers of America, Local 1103, AFL-CIO in support of respondent.