# International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers v. National Labor Relations Board

> Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · May 13, 1985 · 759 F.2d 1477

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8930008

## Case

- **Full name:** INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS, AFL-CIO, DISTRICT LODGE NO. 190, LOCAL LODGE NO. 1414 v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, and Towne Ford Sales and Town Imports, Intervenor
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- **Decided:** May 13, 1985
- **Citations:** 759 F.2d 1477
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Kennedy
- **Judges:** Kennedy, Nelson
- **Cited by:** 7 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge,
concurring:
In the context of labor law, an accretion occurs when new employees are added to a pre-existing bargaining unit. NLRB v. Sunset House, 415 F.2d 545, 547 (9th Cir. 1969). The question of accretion is similar, though perhaps not parallel, to the question whether a particular unit is the appropriate one for bargaining purposes, NLRB v. Food Employers Council, Inc., 399 F.2d 501, 502 (9th Cir.1968). As such, it is committed to the discretion of the NLRB. Sunset House, 415 F.2d at 548 . The Board did not abuse its discretion here.

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