Readers of this column may recall that some serious tension was brewing between an employer’s seemingly conflicting obligations under the National Labor Relations Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.The case is Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, Nos. 16-2721 and 16-2944 (8th Cir. Aug. 8, 2017), before the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (8th Circuit). (Daily Law Bulletin, Dec. 15, 2016).In Cooper, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. locked out its production and maintenance …