Labor Board Says General Dynamics Unit Improperly Thwarted Union

Regional director issues complaint over anti-union activities
Case involves federal contract to provide call center services

The American Petroleum Tankers' (APT) Lone Star State ship, left, and Tote Inc. ship sit docked while under construction at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. The Lone Star State is the first of a five-tanker contract between General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp., and APT which calls for the design and construction of five liquefied natural gas (LNG) conversion-ready product carriers.Photographer: Chris Goodney/Bloomberg

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By Josh Eidelson

February 8, 2018 at 7:59 PM UTC

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A General Dynamics Corp. subsidiary violated federal labor law by threatening employees in order to discourage unionization, according to a complaint issued by an acting regional director of the National Labor Relations Board.

The complaint was dated Jan. 30 against General Dynamics Information Technology, which provides call center services to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.