For its own part, McDonald's fought subpoenas from the board for records related to its business practices, forcing the NLRB to go to federal court. McDonald's and its franchisees were eventually compelled to fork over the documents.
In a call with reporters Thursday, David Dean, another lawyer for the fast-food workers, accused McDonald's of intentionally delaying the trial and "doing everything they can to drag out the proceedings."
"McDonald's seems resolved to try this case in the dark if it can," Dean said.