In response to rumors that the employees of Tristeel Fabrication, Inc. were seeking to join a union, Strodel, the plant manager, held a meeting with the employees. Strodel informed them that if they voted to join a union, “things will no longer be the same—

they could get stricter. Any collective bargaining would start from scratch, with no guarantee that the company would agree to continue any of the benefits the employees presently had. Everything will be conducted by the book (meaning the collective agreement).”

Do Strodel’s comments constitute an unfair labor practice? Explain. See Jamaica Towing, Inc.

[236 NLRB No. 223 (1978)] and Fidelity Telephone Co., [236 NLRB No. 26 (1978)].