United States DC Circuit

Petitions for review of respondent's findings that petitioner company permissibly declared an impasse with respect to negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement, but wrongully declared an impasse as to subcontracting negotiations, are denied over claims that: 1) petitioner impermissibly bifurcated the subcontracting issue and the overall collective bargaining agreement issues; and 2) there was a lawful impasse on the subcontracting issue.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/11/2007
• Decided 06/15/2007
• Published 06/15/2007

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, GARLAND and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven W. Suflas argued the cause for petitioner E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company.   With him on the briefs were Jennifer L. Sova and James D. Donathen., James B. Coppess argued the cause for petitioners United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, et al.   On the brief was Daniel M. Kovalik.   Peter Herman entered an appearance., Steven W. Suflas, Jennifer L. Sova, and James D. Donathen were on the brief for intervenor E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company., Daniel M. Kovalik was on the brief for intervenors United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Philip A. Hostak, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Ronald E. Meisburg, General Counsel, John H. Ferguson, Associate General Counsel, Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and David S. Habenstreit, Supervisory Attorney.