Opinion ID: 1233397
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Union Objectives

Text: The Union also argues that its actions were permissible under Section 8(e) because it was not the Union's object to effectuate a secondary boycott against Diageo by enforcement of its bargaining agreement with Peerless. Insofar as the Union complains that Peerless failed to protect its drivers' right to move freight, the Union's grievance would seem to be with Peerless, not Diageo. But it is also true that the enforcement of the collective bargaining agreement that the Union sought in this particular case would have effected a secondary boycott of Diageo. The Union's position would likely either preclude Peerless from doing business with Diageo entirely, or obligate Peerless to breach its contract with Diageo. Both scenarios violate Section 8(e)'s bar on agreements that effect the cessation of business, and both are in tension with Section 8(e)'s aim of eliminating anti-competitive conduct. See Nat'l Woodwork Mfrs., 386 U.S. at 620, 87 S.Ct. 1250 (noting that Section 8(e)'s history begins with judicial application of the Sherman Act to labor activities) (citation omitted). This Court must defer to the findings of the NLRB as long as they are supported by substantial evidence and the legal conclusions are not arbitrary or capricious. Long Island Head Start, 460 F.3d at 257. All of the majority's findings here are supported by substantial evidence because, based on the record, they are not without foundation, while the arguments of the Union and the NLRB dissent are speculative and unsupported by the record. Accordingly, we affirm the NLRB's decision with respect to Section 8(e).