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Administrative Law Keyed to Lawson
National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
Citation:
494 U.S. 775 (1990)Facts
In 1979, Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. recognized Teamsters Local 968 as the exclusive bargaining representative for its production and maintenance employees. When the collective bargaining agreement expired in May 1982, negotiations for a new contract failed, and the union initiated an economic strike. During the strike, the company hired permanent replacements for the striking workers. By July 1982, the bargaining unit consisted of 19 replacement workers, 5 strikers who had returned to work, and 25 strikers who had not been replaced. In July 1982, Curtin Matheson withdrew recognition from the union, claiming a good-faith doubt about the union’s continued majority support. The company based this doubt on the presence of replacement workers, statements from returning strikers, and the union’s alleged lack of communication with the company.
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