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RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, LOCAL 324, INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, AFL-CIO

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 13, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Brian J. Paul, FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana, for Rieth-Riley. Joel A. Heller, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Washington, D.C., for the NLRB.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Amy Bachelder, LOCAL 324, INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, Bloomfield Township, Michigan, for Intervenor.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Brian J. Paul, Stuart R. Buttrick, Ryan J. Funk, Alexander E. Preller, FAEGRE DRINKER nBIDDLE & REATH LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana, for Rieth-Riley.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Joel A. Heller, Elizabeth A. Heaney, Ruth E. Burdick, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Washington, D.C., for the NLRB.

Attorneys 5: ON BRIEF: Amy Bachelder, LOCAL 324, INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, Bloomfield Township, Michigan, for Intervenor.

Attorneys 6: ON BRIEF: Amanda K. Freeman, Glenn M. Taubman, NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK LEGAL DEFENSE FOUNDATION, INC., Springfield, Virginia, for Amicus Curiae.

Judge(s): MOORE, COLE, and MATHIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: On Petition for Review and Cross-Application for Enforcement of an Order of the National Labor Relations Board

MATHIS, Circuit Judge. In 2018, Rieth-Riley Construction Company and its employees’ union representative began negotiating a new collective-bargaining contract. After eight years of battling on the picket line and in the courts, the parties still have no agreement. In its third appearance before this court against the National Labor Relations Board, Rieth-Riley petitions us to review the Board’s findings that the company engaged in unfair labor practices in 2021 and 2022. The Board asks us to enforce its order. For the reasons below, we deny Rieth-Riley’s petition and enforce the Board’s order.

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