Honeyville Grain, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
444 F.3d 1269 (2006)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
The National Labor Relations Board (the board) held an election for the employees of Honeyville Grain, Inc. (Honeyville) (plaintiff), and 23 out of 32 workers voted in favor of a drivers’ union (the union) (defendant). Honeyville challenged the election based on comments made at a union meeting five days before the election. At the meeting, two union agents discussed that Honeyville’s owners were Mormon and that, because of that fact and tax benefits to the company, Honeyville donated substantial amounts of money to the Mormon Church and its missionaries. The union agents believed that more of Honeyville’s earnings should be shared with the company’s workers instead of Mormon missionaries, who traveled the world. The religious references were only ever made at the one meeting out of a total of about 10 union meetings. There was no evidence regarding the bargaining unit’s religious makeup. The board overruled Honeyville’s objections to the religious comments and certified the union. The Tenth Circuit reviewed the matter.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Henry, J.)
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