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Labor Law - National Labor Relations Board - Effect Of The Nlrb's Refusal To Take Jurisdiction, Joseph O. Sullivan, John C. Dowd S.Ed.
Labor Law - National Labor Relations Board - Effect Of The Nlrb's Refusal To Take Jurisdiction, Joseph O. Sullivan, John C. Dowd S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Appellant corporation was charged by the United Steelworkers of America with unfair labor practices in violation of sections 8(a)(1), (3) and (5) of the National Labor Relations Act. Although appellant's business affected commerce within the meaning of the act, the acting regional director of the NLRB declined to issue a complaint because the company's volume of business did not meet the Board's revised minimum "jurisdictional" standards. The union then filed substantially the same charges with the Utah Labor Relations Board. The Utah Board's determination that it had jurisdiction was affirmed by the Utah Supreme Court. On certiorari to the Supreme …
Labor Law - Lmra - Status Of A Walkout Prompted By Health Reasons In The Face Of A No-Strike Clause, Robert E. Hammell S.Ed.
Labor Law - Lmra - Status Of A Walkout Prompted By Health Reasons In The Face Of A No-Strike Clause, Robert E. Hammell S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The employer and the union were covered by a contract which contained a no-strike clause. In spite of this agreement, buffers in the employer's plant walked off their jobs when a blower in the buffing room failed to carry away dust and cool the area properly. The trial examiner found that the walkout was a protected concerted activity and not a strike, and that the employer had therefore committed an unfair labor practice by refusing to permit the buffers to return to their jobs when the blower had been repaired. On exceptions taken to these findings, the NLRB reviewed and …