United States DC Circuit

Petitioner-Employer's petition for review of an NLRB decision that Petitioner violated the NLRA by discontinuing the use of Petitioner's direct-deposit system to collect union dues is denied, where the direct deposit was a term or condition of employment, and thus Petitioner was required to bargain regarding the issue.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/18/2008
• Decided 04/28/2009
• Published 04/28/2009

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, Chief Judge, and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge, and RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• L. Michael Zinser argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory P. Lauro, 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, Linda Dreeben, Deputy Associate General Counsel, and Julie B. Broido, Supervisory Attorney.  Jewel L. Fox, Attorney, entered an appearance.