Opinion ID: 47947
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Goss and Vaughn Were Discharged due to Union Animus

Text: 30 The NLRB found that Goss and Vaughn were discharged in retaliation for attempting to start a union. The ALJ credited Goss's and Vaughn's testimony, finding it to be clear, detailed, and specific and supported by the evidence. Specifically, Goss was fired the day he filled out his first ever disciplinary form and was told repeatedly that he would be fired if he started a union. Vaughn was fired the day he was seen organizing a union meeting. Their testimony and the remarkable timing of their terminations provide substantial evidence that they were fired due to union animus. 31 Dynasteel presented witnesses that claimed Goss was fired for leaving tools unsecured and that Vaughn was fired for taking a company truck to a lunch meeting. But the existence of divergent testimony is not enough to make the administrative findings unreasonable or unsupported. Once again, we are faced with contradictory testimony, and we defer to the NLRB's findings so long as they are reasonable and supported. There is no requirement that they be undisputed. The discredited and highly suspect 3 testimony of supervisors does not compel a finding that Goss and Vaughn would have been fired absent the protected activity. 32