Aeronautics: Unionizer In

"Mr. Behncke shall be reinstated immediately without prejudice to his former position as pilot, with payment of base pay during the period from Dec. 26, 1933, the date of his discharge, to the date of his reinstatement."

Thus last week did the National Labor Board in Washington rule on the case of Pilot David Louis Behncke v. United Air Lines. Pilot Behncke had complained that he had been dismissed by the air line for his activities in behalf of the pilots' union of which he was president (TIME, Jan. 22). While the National Labor Board has nothing more potent than moral suasion...

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