10j Injunctions

10(j) Injunction Activity at the National Labor Relations Board

Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act authorizes the National Labor Relations Board to seek temporary injunctions against employers and unions in federal district courts to stop unfair labor practices while the case is being litigated before administrative law judges and the Board. These temporary injunctions are needed to protect the process of collective bargaining and employee rights under the Act, and to ensure that Board decisions will be meaningful. The section was added as part of a set of reforms to the Act in 1947. Over the years, all NLRB General Counsels have made use of this effective enforcement tool, as shown in this chart.

There are 15 categories of labor disputes in which Section 10(j) injunctions may be appropriate, listed here. Under NLRB processes, potential cases are identified by Regional Offices and reviewed by the General Counsel, who must seek authorization from the Board before proceeding to court. Below is a list of all 10(j) injunction cases authorized by the Board since September 1, 2010, with status updates.

Authorization Date Case Number Case Name Statussort icon
February 3, 2011 21-CA-039268 Avanti Health System, LLC; CHHP Holding II, LLC; and CHHP Management, LLC Granted
May 10, 2011 32-CA-025247 Piedmont Gardens Granted
March 11, 2012 08-CA-039029 JAG Healthcare, Inc. Granted
October 30, 2012 29-CA-070910 833 Central Owners Corp./CO BRG Realty Granted
March 30, 2011 08-CA-039152 Case Farms Processing, Inc. Granted
August 16, 2011 08-CA-039376 Rite Aid of Ohio, Inc. Granted
May 10, 2011 08-CA-039327 The American Bottling Company, Inc. d/b/a Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group Granted
February 10, 2011 15-CA-019704 Carey Salt, Inc., a subsidiary of Compass Minerals International, Inc. Denied
May 19, 2011 10-CA-038816 NTN Bower Corporation Denied
January 31, 2012 13-CA-046694 Nexeo Solutions, LLC f/k/a TPG Accolade, LLC Denied
September 24, 2012 29-CA-077359 GVS Properties, LLC Denied
August 9, 2011 21-CA-039581 Marquez Brothers Enterprises, Inc. Denied