In Smitley v. NLRB, after the NLRB dismissed a complaint that the union had violated Section 8(b) (7) (C)of the National Labor Relation Act, the company sought judicial review of the Board's decision. The court of appeals held that Section 8(b) (7)did not intend to prohibit all picketing having the named "object" of:
A)consumer picketing.
B)recognitional or organizational picketing.
C)labor picketing.
D)product picketing.

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The court of appeals in Smitley v. NLRB held that Section 8(b)(7) of the National Labor Relations Act did not intend to prohibit all picketing having the object of recognitional or organizational picketing. This interpretation was based on the understanding that the Act aimed to balance the rights of unions to organize and the rights of employers, without completely prohibiting activities essential to union organization.

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