Court overrules NLRB in Stella D’oro case

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the National Labor Relations Board was wrong to rule that the Brooklyn-based Italian bakery Stella D’oro had committed unfair labor practices against its workers’ union.

The decision is an ironic coda to a long-running fight between the union and bakery. After the NLRB issued its 2009 ruling, the private equity firm that owned the bakery closed it down and moved production to Ohio.