National Labor Relations Board v. Boeing Co.
United States Supreme Court
412 U.S. 67 (1973)
- Written by Tammy Boggs, JD
Facts
During an 18-day strike against Boeing Co. (plaintiff), 143 employees out of the 1,900 bargaining-unit employees at a particular plant crossed the picket lines and worked. After the employees’ union (the union) (defendant) negotiated a new collective-bargaining agreement with Boeing, the union charged the strikebreaking employees with violating the union’s rule against working during a strike and fined them $450 each, which was more than the employees had earned during the entire strike. Boeing alleged that the union had committed an unfair labor practice. In a proceeding before the National Labor Relations Board (the board), the board dismissed the complaint, concluding that the board did not have authority to regulate the size of union fines. The matter came before the Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Rehnquist, J.)
Dissent (Douglas, J.)
Dissent (Burger, C.J.)
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