National Labor Relations Board members ruled Monday that NBC Universal, the parent company of the namesake TV network and the cable news channel MSNBC, was illegally refusing to deal with its employees’ union, the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians. It ordered the company to “cease and desist” avoiding the union.

“[T]he Respondent has been failing and refusing to bargain collectively and in good faith with the exclusive collective-bargaining representative of its unit employees and has engaged in unfair labor practices,” ruled a three-member NLRB majority.