20 likes | 231 Views
Ford Motor Co. The issue (of cafeteria food prices) a TCE because it was germane to the working environment not at core of entrepreneurial control Difference between “germane” in Ford as matter affects employees “vitally affects” language in PPG as matter affects non-employees (retirees)
E N D
Ford Motor Co. • The issue (of cafeteria food prices) a TCE because it was • germane to the working environment • not at core of entrepreneurial control • Difference between • “germane” in Ford as matter affects employees • “vitally affects” language in PPG as matter affects non-employees (retirees) • Rejection of “triviality” argument • importance is in the eye of the beholder
“. . . in each case the question is not whether the third-party concern is antagonistic to or compatible with the interests of bargaining-unit employees, but whether it vitally affects the "terms and conditions" of their employment. (Chemical Workers v. PPG, 404 U.S. 157, 179, 1971) Ford Motor Co. O/H