NLRB Cases Archive 1960 - 1995, LABOR-RELATIONS 1993-94 CCH-NLRB ¶15,546, DEN-RAL, INC. and UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY, OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, LOCAL NO. 577, AFL-CIO., (Nov. 04, 1994), National Labor Relations Board, (Nov 4, 1994)

DEN-RAL, INC. and UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY, OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, LOCAL NO. 577, AFL-CIO.

315 NLRB No. 70.Case Nos. 9-CA-30188, -30189, -30190, and -30191. November 4, 1994 Robert W. Leiner, Administrative Law Judge..

Before Gould, Stephens and Devaney.

Engrid Emerson Vaughan, for General Counsel. C. Robert Schaub, Huntington, West Virginia, for Respondent-Employers. Gary A. Snyder (Snyder, Rakay & Spicer), Dayton, Ohio, for Charging Party.

Unilateral Changes by Employer--Work Conditions--Wages and Benefits.--By unilaterally refusing to pay their unit employees wages and fringe benefits that were due pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, two employers violated their bargaining duty. One employer filed a proper application to make lawful changes in its contractual bargaining obligations but, after eleven months elapsed and it did nothing further but make the unilateral changes, such changes without notice to the union were improper. Section 8(a)(5).

Back reference: ¶3145.73.

From Text of Board’s Decision

The Board has considered the decision and the record in light of the exceptions and briefs and has decided to affirm the judge’s rulings, findings, and conclusions and to adopt the recommended Order.