Auciello Iron Works, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided June 3, 1996. David Hackett Souter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 95-668 · 517 U.S. 781 (1996) · Cited 109 times

Holding

The Board reasonably concluded that an employer commits an unfair labor practice when it disavows a collective-bargaining agreement because of a good-faith doubt about a union’s majority status at the time the contract was made, when the doubt arises from facts known to the employer before the union accepted its contract offer.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
• International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. National Labor Relations Board · 366 U.S. 731 (1961)
• Brooks v. National Labor Relations Board · 348 U.S. 96 (1954)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Financial Institution Employees, Local 1182 · 475 U.S. 192 (1986)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc. · 406 U.S. 272 (1972)
• Franks Bros. v. National Labor Relations Board · 321 U.S. 702 (1944)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc. · 303 U.S. 261 (1938)

Cited by

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

• Allentown MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 522 U.S. 359 (1998)
• Dunn v. Commodity Futures Trading Commission · 519 U.S. 465 (1997)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. · 532 U.S. 706 (2001)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1996). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).