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

Heading: Failure to Hire or Consider for Hire in Millington

Text: 13 In early November, 2001, union organizer Barry Edwards saw a Dynasteel advertisement seeking welders and fitters in a Memphis newspaper. On November 5, Edwards called Dynasteel and discussed the openings with receptionist Rhonda Duffin. He asked if he needed to turn in an application and she told him a resumé would suffice. Edwards then contacted two unemployed union members, Ron Fuqua and Jeff Pearson, to apply for the openings with him. Each of them had significant welding experience, ranging from five to thirty-four years. Edwards dropped off the three resumés—with each identifying himself as a union organizer — to Dynasteel's president, Harold Trusty, on November 5. Trusty indicated it was unnecessary for them to fill out applications. 2 14 Between November 5 and 16, Dynasteel hired six welders, but none of the three union applicants were contacted. None of the six hired welders had more than five years of experience, and two of them did not have applications in the record. 15 On December 5, union member Tony Churchill attempted to apply for a position at the Memphis plant. He arrived wearing a union shirt. General Counsel Melvin, without asking what position Churchill was seeking, told him that the company was not hiring during the month of December. He did not give Churchill the opportunity to fill out an application or take a welding test. The company hired three laborers later that month.