Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America et al. v. Lockridge

Decided June 14, 1971. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76 · 403 U.S. 274 (1971) · Cited 945 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Gonzales · 356 U.S. 617 (1958)
• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• Smith v. Evening News Assn. · 371 U.S. 195 (1962)
• Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board · 353 U.S. 1 (1957)
• Local 100, United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices v. Borden · 373 U.S. 690 (1963)
• Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114 · 383 U.S. 53 (1966)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Russell · 356 U.S. 634 (1958)
• Local No. 207, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers Union v. Perko · 373 U.S. 701 (1963)
• Humphrey v. Moore · 375 U.S. 335 (1964)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• Carey v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. · 375 U.S. 261 (1964)
• Local 20, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union v. Morton · 377 U.S. 252 (1964)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co. · 369 U.S. 95 (1962)
• Charles Dowd Box Co. v. Courtney · 368 U.S. 502 (1962)
• Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations Board · 347 U.S. 17 (1954)
• United Construction Workers v. Laburnum Construction Corp. · 347 U.S. 656 (1954)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co. · 363 U.S. 564 (1960)
• Bell v. Burson · 402 U.S. 535 (1971)
• Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View · 395 U.S. 337 (1969)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Rochester Telephone Corp. v. United States · 307 U.S. 125 (1939)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 375 U.S. 96 (1963)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 373 U.S. 746 (1963)
• Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 348 U.S. 468 (1955)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25 · 430 U.S. 290 (1977)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale · 463 U.S. 491 (1983)
• International Longshoremen's Ass'n v. Davis · 476 U.S. 380 (1986)
• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations v. Gould Inc. · 475 U.S. 282 (1986)
• Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 6 · 493 U.S. 67 (1989)
• New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
• Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100 · 421 U.S. 616 (1975)
• William E. Arnold Co. v. Carpenters District Council · 417 U.S. 12 (1974)
• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · 471 U.S. 202 (1985)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724 (1985)
• English v. General Electric Co. · 496 U.S. 72 (1990)
• Arizona v. United States · 567 U.S. 387 (2012)
• Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 451 U.S. 504 (1981)
• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
• Malone v. White Motor Corp. · 435 U.S. 497 (1978)
• Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 · 468 U.S. 491 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Nash-Finch Co. · 404 U.S. 138 (1971)
• Hayfield Northern Railroad v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. · 467 U.S. 622 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Boeing Co. · 412 U.S. 67 (1973)
• Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union v. Mobil Oil Corp. · 426 U.S. 407 (1976)

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