The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that prohibited an employer’s questioning of employees who participated in an unprotected work stoppage.
Time Warner Cable of New York City operated a facility in Brooklyn that provided telecommunication services to customers in Manhattan. Its service technicians and foremen at the facility were represented by the IBEW, AFL-CIO, and their collective bargaining agreement contained a no-strike clause. On April 1, 2014, Time Warner issued two-day suspensions to several foremen for violating a new company directive regarding the carrying of tools.
