NLRB v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 23

484 U.S. 112 (1987)

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NLRB v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 23

United States Supreme Court
484 U.S. 112 (1987)

  • Written by Heather Whittemore, JD

Facts

United Food and Commercial Workers Union (United Food Workers) (defendant) filed an unfair-labor-practice claim against a grocery store and the United Steelworkers Union (the Steelworkers), alleging that the store and the Steelworkers improperly entered into a collective-bargaining agreement when the Steelworkers did not represent a majority of the store’s employees. Before the scheduled hearing, all the parties except United Food Workers entered into a settlement agreement. United Food Workers appealed the settlement to the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) (plaintiff), and the general counsel approved the settlement without an evidentiary hearing. United Food Workers appealed, and the court of appeals ruled that the general counsel should not have approved the settlement without a hearing. The NLRB appealed.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Brennan, J.)

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