International Union of Operating Engineers Local 627

National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions

Nov 5, 2014

361 N.L.R.B. 908 (N.L.R.B. 2014)

908 DECISIONS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local
627 and Stacy M. Loerwald. Case 17–CB–
072671
November 5, 2014
DECISION AND ORDER
BY CHAIRMAN PEARCE AND MEMBERS MISCIMARRA
AND HIROZAWA
On April 17, 2013, the Board issued a Decision and
Order in this proceeding, which is reported at 359 NLRB
758. Thereafter, the Respondent filed a petition for re-
view in the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit, and the General Counsel filed a cross-application
for enforcement.
At the time of the Decision and Order, the composition
of the Board included two persons whose appointments
to the Board had been challenged as constitutionally in-
firm. On June 26, 2014, the United States Supreme
Court issued its decision in NLRB v. Noel Canning, 134
S.Ct. 2550 (2014), holding that the challenged appoint-
ments to the Board were not valid. Thereafter, the court
of appeals vacated the Board’s Decision and Order and
remanded this case for further proceedings consistent
with the Supreme Court’s decision.
The National Labor Relations Board has delegated its
authority in this proceeding to a three-member panel.
In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in NLRB
v. Noel Canning, supra, we have considered de novo the
judge’s decision and the record in light of the exceptions
and briefs. We have also considered the now-vacated
Decision and Order, and we agree with the rationale set
forth therein.1 Accordingly, we affirm the judge’s rul-
ings, findings, and conclusions and adopt the judge’s
recommended Order to the extent and for the reasons
stated in the Decision and Order reported at 359 NLRB
758, which is incorporated herein by reference. The
judge’s recommended Order, as further modified herein,
is set forth in full below.2
ORDER
The National Labor Relations Board orders that the
Respondent, International Union of Operating Engineers,
1 In concluding that the Respondent’s conduct violated Sec. 8(a)(3)
and (1) under Wright Line, we rely on Mesker Door Inc., 357 NLRB
591, 592 (2011).
2 In adopting paragraph 2(d) of the above Order, we rely on Tortillas
Don Chavas, 361 NLRB 101, 103 fn. 12 (2014) (stating that a respond-
ent that has never been an employer of the discriminatee is subject to
the tax-compensation remedy but not the Social Security reporting
requirement).
We shall also substitute a new notice in accordance with Durham
School Services, 360 NLRB 694 (2014).
Loc758al 627, its officers, agents, and representatives,
shall
1. Cease and desist from
(a) Refusing requests from Stacy M. Loerwald or oth-
er applicants for employment to examine the out-of-work
referral list.
(b) Removing Loerwald or any qualified applicant for
employment from its out-of-work referral list for arbi-
trary or discriminatory reasons.
(c) Refusing to re-register Loerwald or any other qual-
ified applicant for employment to his or her rightful
place on the out-of-work referral list for arbitrary or dis-
criminatory reasons.
(d) Causing or attempting to cause any employer that
is signatory to its collective-bargaining agreement to
refuse to hire Loerwald or any other qualified applicant
for discriminatory or arbitrary reasons.
(e) Refusing to stamp the Oklahoma Employment Se-
curity Commission work search book of any applicant
for employment for arbitrary or discriminatory reasons.
(f) In any like or related manner restraining or coerc-
ing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed
them by Section 7 of the Act.
2. Take the following affirmative action necessary to
effectuate the policies of the Act.
(a) Grant Stacy M. Loerwald’s requests to examine
the out-of-work referral list. In addition, if the versions
of the out-of-work lists as they existed on the dates she
requested to see them are saved or retrievable in any
form, permit her to examine the lists as they existed on
any and all of those dates.
(b) Within 14 days from the date of this Order, restore
Stacy M. Loerwald to the out-of-work list in her rightful
order of priority.
(c) Make Stacy M. Loerwald whole for any loss of
earnings and other benefits suffered as a result of the
discrimination against her, in the manner set forth in the
remedy section of the judge’s decision.
(d) Compensate Loerwald for any adverse income tax
consequences of receiving her backpay in one lump sum.
(e) Within 14 days from the date of this Order, re-
move from its files any reference to Stacy M. Loerwald’s
removal from the out-of-work referral list, and within 3
days thereafter, notify her in writing that this has been
done and that her removal from the list will not be used
against her in any way.
(f) Preserve and, within 14 days of a request, or such
additional time as the Regional Director may allow for
good cause shown, provide at a reasonable place desig-
nated by the Board or its agents, all hiring-hall referral
records, payroll records, social security payment records,
timecards, personnel records and reports, and all other
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records, including an electronic copy of such records if
stored in electronic form, necessary to analyze the
amount of backpay due under the terms of this Order.
(g) Within 14 days after service by the Region, post at
its offices, hiring halls, and any other relevant facilities
in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, copies of the
attached notice marked “Appendix.”3 Copies of the no-
tice, on forms provided by the Regional Director for Re-
gion 17, after being signed by the Respondent’s author-
ized representative, shall be posted by the Respondent
and maintained for 60 consecutive days in conspicuous
places, including all places where notices to members are
customarily posted. In addition to physical posting of
paper notices, notices shall be distributed electronically,
such as by email, posting on an intranet or an internet
site, and/or other electronic means, if the Respondent
customarily communicates with its employees and mem-
bers by such means. Reasonable steps shall be taken by
the Respondent to ensure that the notices are not altered,
defaced, or covered by any other material.
(h) Within 14 days after service by the Region, deliver
to the Regional Director for Region 17 signed copies of
the notice in sufficient number for posting by employers
signatory to the collective-bargaining agreement, if they
wish, in all places where notices to employees are cus-
tomarily posted at their facilities within the area served
by the Respondent.
(i) Within 21 days after service by the Region, file
with the Regional Director for Region 17 a sworn certifi-
cation of a responsible official on a form provided by the
Region attesting to the steps that the Respondent has
taken to comply.

MEMBER MISCIMARRA, concurring.
I agree with the judge’s rulings, findings, and conclu-
sions for the reasons stated in the judge’s decision; I
agree with my colleagues’ reliance on Don Chavas, LLC
d/b/a Tortillas Don Chavas, 361 NLRB 101, 103 fn. 12
(2014), regarding the remedy; and I join in issuing the
Order set forth above. As to the analysis applied by the
judge pursuant to Wright Line, 251 NLRB 1083 (1980),
enfd. 662 F.2d 899 (1st Cir. 1981), cert. denied 455 U.S.
989 (1982), I would adhere to the formulation I described
in Starbucks Coffee Co., 360 NLRB 1168, 1173 fn. 1
(2014) (Member Miscimarra, concurring). Accordingly,
I concur.
3 If this Order is enforced by a judgment of a United States court of
appeals, the words in the notice reading “Posted by Order of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Board” shall read “Posted Pursuant to a Judg-
ment of the United States Court of Appeals Enforcing an Order of the
National Labor Relations Board.”
APPENDIX
NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS
POSTED BY ORDER OF THE
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
An Agency of the United States Government

The National Labor Relations Board has found that we vio-
lated Federal labor law and has ordered us to post and obey
this notice.

FEDERAL LAW GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO
Form, join, or assist a union
Choose representatives to bargain on your behalf
with your employer
Act together with other employees for your bene-
fit and protection
Choose not to engage in any of these protected
activities.

WE WILL NOT refuse to provide applicants for em-
ployment, upon request, the opportunity to examine the
out-of-work referral list.
WE WILL NOT remove applicants for employment from
the out-of-work referral list, or refuse to permit them to
register on the list, for arbitrary or discriminatory rea-
sons.
WE WILL NOT cause or attempt to cause any employer
to discriminate against employees seeking referrals for
employment.
WE WILL NOT refuse to stamp the Oklahoma Employ-
ment Security Commission work search book presented
to us by any applicant for employment for arbitrary or
discriminatory reasons.
WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner restrain or
coerce you in the exercise of the rights listed above.
WE WILL grant Stacy M. Loerwald’s requests to exam-
ine the out-of-work referral list.
WE WILL, within 14 days from the date of the Board’s
Order, restore Stacy M. Loerwald to the out-of-work
referral list in her rightful order of priority.
WE WILL make Stacy M. Loerwald whole for any loss
of earnings and other benefits resulting from our removal
of her from, and our refusal to reinstate her to, the out-of-
work referral list, less any net interim earnings, plus in-
terest.
WE WILL compensate Loerwald for any adverse in-
come tax consequences of receiving her backpay in one
lump sum.
WE WILL, within 14 days from the date of the Board’s
Order, remove from our files any reference to Stacy M.
Loerwald’s removal from the out-of-work referral list,

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and WE WILL, within 3 days thereafter, notify her in writ-
ing that this has been done and that her removal from the
list will not be used against her in any way.
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS, LOCAL 627

The Board’s decision can be found at
www.nlrb.gov/case/17–CB–072671 or by using the QR
code below. Alternatively, you can obtain a copy of the
decision from the Executive Secretary, National Labor
Relations Board, 1099 14th Street, N.W., Washington
20570, or by calling (202) 274-1940.