Opinion ID: 386036
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Donald Thurmon.

Text: 9 The Board found that the company violated § 8(a)(3) in issuing a written warning 3 to employee Donald Thurmon for failure to start up a new warp. This finding is supported by substantial evidence. Supervisor Walter Altice admitted that Thurmon was the best loom fixer under his supervision. On September 15, 1976, barely a week after announcing his support for the union in the presence of the plant manager, Thurmon received the first written warning of his fifteen-year career. The administrative law judge credited Thurmon's testimony that the warning came in the midst of an effort by Altice to overburden Thurmon with unnecessary work. Moreover, the evidence shows that Thurmon did attempt to start the warp as requested, but was unable to do so because of missing parts. 10