Unions tried to compare their activity of handing out flyers asking potential customers to boycott a store to the selling of Girl Scout cookies! The legal case pending before the NLRB arose when a 26-store grocery chain used non-union contractors to complete remodeling work at their stores. The Milwaukee Building Construction Trades Council, a group of construction industry unions, began handing out flyers asking customers to boycott the stores, even though the chain’s employees were represented by a union. The grocery chain called the police, and the ensuing case is the result. If the unions have their way, the Girl Scouts may find themselves with far fewer retailers willing to allow them the opportunity to sell cookies to those of us who look forward to the annual ritual.
