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...last Friday the union's hopes received a major setback. The NLRB granted a postponement of the trial to January 5. Cambion has asked for a settlement of the charges and is now assuring the union and the NLRB that it is willing to bargain...
...trial postponement is more than just another delay in the long overdue prosecution of Cambion for refusing to bargain. Cambion's request to settle with the NLRB fits well with the company's overall strategy of destroying the union...
...long as NLRB charges are pending, the company cannot call for a union decertification election at the plant, something the company undoubtedly is looking toward. The company executives hope to capitalize on the union's weak position: Local 262 has just lost an agonizingly long strike, nearly half its membership, and its top leadership, fired from their jobs last week...
...Monday Local 262 filed charges at the NLRB protesting the firing of its leaders. Fortunately, even if the NLRB believes Cambion is now going to bargain and grants a settlement of the bad-faith bargaining charges, as long as the new charges remain unresolved a decertification election cannot take place...
...pattern of Cambion's attempt to destroy the union is clear. The NLRB's postponement of the trial date, coming over half a year after union charges were first filed, and the NLRB's consideration of granting a settlement to Cambion, is no less than outrageous...