N.L.R.B. v. ENTERPRISE LEASING CO. SOUTHEAST, LLC

Nos. 12-1514, 12-2000, 12-2065.

722 F.3d 609 (2013)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY SOUTHEAST, LLC, Respondent. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Petitioner, v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Intervenor. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; Coalition for a Democratic Workplace; American Hotel & Lodging Association; HR Policy Association; International Foodservice Distributors Association; National Association of Manufacturers; National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors; Society for Human Resource Management, Amici Supporting Petitioner. National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Intervenor, v. Huntington Ingalls Incorporated, Respondent. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; Coalition for a Democratic Workplace; American Hotel & Lodging Association; HR Policy Association; International Foodservice Distributors Association; National Association of Manufacturers; National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors; Society for Human Resource Management, Amici Supporting Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: July 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Beth S. Brinkmann , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., David A. Seid , Robert James Englehart , National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for the Board; James B. Coppess , AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C., for International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Daniel R. Begian , John P. Hasman , The Lowenbaum Partnership, LLC, Clayton, Missouri, for Enterprise Leasing Company Southeast, LLC; Gregory Branch Robertson , Michael Randolph Shebelskie, Hunton & Williams, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Huntington Ingalls Incorporated. ON BRIEF: Stuart F. Delery , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Scott R. McIntosh , Sarang V. Damle , Melissa N. Patterson , Benjamin M. Shultz , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Lafe E. Solomon , Acting General Counsel, Celeste J. Mattina , Deputy General Counsel, John H. Ferguson , Associate General Counsel, Linda Dreeben , Deputy Associate General Counsel, Ruth E. Burdick , Supervisory Attorney, Daniel A. Blitz , National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., for the Board. D. Michael Linihan , The Lowenbaum Partnership, LLC, Clayton, Missouri, for Enterprise Leasing Company Southeast, LLC. Kurt G. Larkin , Hunton & Williams, LLP, Richmond, Virginia, Dean C. Berry , Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., Newport News, Virginia, for Huntington Ingalls Incorporated. William H. Haller , Associate General Counsel, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, for International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Mark Theodore , Proskauer Rose LLP, Los Angeles, California, Ronald E. Meisburg , Lawrence Z. Lorber , James F. Segroves , Proskauer Rose LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amici Curiae; Robin S. Conrad , Shane B. Kawka , National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States; Quentin Riegel , National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae National Association of Manufacturers.

Enforcement denied by published opinion. Senior Judge HAMILTON wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN joined. Judge DUNCAN wrote a separate concurring opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Before the court are two cases that we have consolidated. In the first case, Enterprise Leasing Company — Southeast, LLC (Enterprise) seeks review of a National Labor Relations Board (the Board) decision and order finding that Enterprise violated § 8(a)(1) and (a)(5) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. § 158(a)(1) and (5), by refusing to bargain with Local 391 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters...

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