In NLRB v. Business Machine & Office Appliance Mechanics Conference Board, IUE, Local 459 [Royal Typewriter Co.], there was a labor dispute between the Royal Typewriter Company and the Business Machine and Office Appliance Mechanics Conference Board, the certified bargaining agent of Royal's typewriter mechanics and other service personnel. In this case, it was held that Section 8(b) (4)of the NLRA:
A)held employers liable for damages.
B)prohibited National Labor Relation Board the jurisdiction to hear the matter.
C)does not protect the employers.
D)does not protect employees.

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Section 8(b)(4) of the NLRA is designed to protect employers from certain types of union activities, such as secondary boycotts, rather than to protect the employers directly.

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