This ruling was apparently based on the ground that the employer "did not at any time... affirmatively offer... to enter into an agreement of any kind."

It is quite possible that the Dallas Company was actually insincere, but the opinion rendered in the case, coupled with the facts detailed concerning the negotiations, present some possibiliies for interesting speculation as to the future content of the bargaining concept.

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