Harold Hitz Burton

“ Thereupon, from the latter part of March until about August 28, 1947, petitioners maintained a picket in front of Watson's store carrying a placard. This announced, over the name of the union, that Watson's was 'unfair to organized labor' or later 'This store employs non-union labor.' Watson's sometimes sold wall or floor coverings without installing them and, at other times, it insisted upon installing such coverings as a condition of their sale. When the installations were made by Watson's, the work was done by nonunion men. ”

“ Watson's promptly filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board based upon the continuance of the above strike by petitioners on and after August 22. The Regional Director issued a complaint charging the union and Henderson with engaging in an unfair labor practice as defined in § 8 (b) (4) (A) . [3] Pursuant to § 10 (l) , [4] the Regional Director petitioned the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee for injunctive relief. ”

“ The complaint was directed against petitioners' extension of their activities to the Stanley project by there ordering a strike, or concerted cessation of work, on the part of Stanley's union carpenters [6] with an object of forcing Stanley to cancel his installation contract with Watson's. Section 8 (c) [7] is not applicable. This strike was ordered by Henderson in person. The union and he both engaged in and ordered the strike. The carpenters as individual employees are not charged with an unfair labor practice. ”