Opinion ID: 613557
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Hacienda III

Text: On the second remand, the Board deadlocked on the merits of the Union's claim. Hacienda III, 2010 WL 3446120, at . Two members of the Board, Liebman and Pearce, voted in favor of overturning the Board's rule in Bethlehem Steel and argued that the Hotel had engaged in an unfair labor practice. Id. at  (Liebman & Pearce, concurring). Two other members, Schaumber and Hayes, voted in favor of upholding the ALJ's decision and dismissing the Union's complaints. Id. at  (Schaumber & Hayes, concurring). Member Becker recused himself, a decision that we are not called on to review. Despite their split on the merits, the Board unanimously agreed that existing NLRB precedent established in Bethlehem Steel and Tampa Sheet Metal compelled the conclusion that the Employers did not violate the NLRA by unilaterally ceasing dues-checkoff. Hacienda III, 2010 WL 3446120, at . The Board also unanimously agreed that Board tradition required a three-member majority to overrule existing precedent. Id. at , . Purportedly following its precedent and tradition, the Board therefore dismissed the Union's complaint. Id. at . The Union again petitioned for review of the Board's ruling.