United States DC Circuit

Petition for review of a determination that employer petitioner had violated the National Labor Relations Act is granted where petitioner's actions, including its refusal to bargain with a union over the effects of a mandatory on-call policy change, were sanctioned by a collective bargaining agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/17/2005
• Decided 12/23/2005
• Published 12/23/2005

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Laurence R. Arnold argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs were John H. Douglas and Jennifer B. Hochschild.


• For Appellees:
  
• David S. Habenstreit, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Arthur F. Rosenfeld, General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Elizabeth A. Heaney, Attorney.  Joan E. Hoyte-Hayes, Attorney, entered an appearance.