Bethlehem Steel Co. et al. v. New York State Labor Relations Board

Decided April 7, 1947. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 55 · 330 U.S. 767 (1947) · Cited 334 times

We don’t yet publish a summary of this opinion — read the official text below for the Court’s holding and reasoning.

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.

• Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 272 U.S. 605 (1926)
• Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 330 U.S. 485 (1947)
• Houston, East & West Texas Railway Co. v. United States · 234 U.S. 342 (1914)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fainblatt · 306 U.S. 601 (1939)
• Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. Varnville Furniture Co. · 237 U.S. 597 (1915)
• Union Brokerage Co. v. Jensen · 322 U.S. 202 (1944)
• H. P. Welch Co. v. New Hampshire · 306 U.S. 79 (1939)
• Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 197 (1938)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Parker v. Brown · 317 U.S. 341 (1943)
• The Minnesota Rate Cases · 230 U.S. 352 (1913)
• Allen-Bradley Local No. 1111 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 315 U.S. 740 (1942)
• Wisconsin RR Comm. v. C., B. & QRR CO. · 257 U.S. 563 (1922)
• Terminal Railroad v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen · 318 U.S. 1 (1943)
• Maurer v. Hamilton · 309 U.S. 598 (1940)
• Southern Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of Indiana · 236 U.S. 439 (1915)
• Illinois Central Railroad v. State Public Utilities Commission · 245 U.S. 493 (1918)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Georgia · 234 U.S. 280 (1914)
• Sinnot v. Davenport · 63 U.S. 227 (1859)

Cited by

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

• Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles · 475 U.S. 608 (1986)
• Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board · 353 U.S. 1 (1957)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 340 U.S. 383 (1951)
• Algoma Plywood & Veneer Co. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 336 U.S. 301 (1949)
• La Crosse Telephone Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 336 U.S. 18 (1949)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• International Union, U. A. W. A., A. F. of L., Local 232 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 336 U.S. 245 (1949)
• International Union of United Automobile v. O'Brien · 339 U.S. 454 (1950)
• Campbell v. Hussey · 368 U.S. 297 (1961)
• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc. · 505 U.S. 504 (1992)
• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc. · 452 U.S. 264 (1981)
• National League of Cities v. Usery · 426 U.S. 833 (1976)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• Freightliner Corp. v. Myrick · 514 U.S. 280 (1995)
• Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co. · 435 U.S. 151 (1978)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp · 467 U.S. 691 (1984)
• United States v. Locke · 529 U.S. 89 (2000)
• United Construction Workers v. Laburnum Construction Corp. · 347 U.S. 656 (1954)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Russell · 356 U.S. 634 (1958)
• Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 348 U.S. 468 (1955)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement v. Johnson Controls, Inc. · 499 U.S. 187 (1991)
• Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine · 537 U.S. 51 (2002)
• Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission v. Continental Air Lines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 714 (1963)
• Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union v. WDAY, Inc. · 360 U.S. 525 (1959)

Official text

Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)

Explore from here

Robert Houghwout Jackson’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court

Source: the U.S. Reports via govinfo.gov; authoring Justice and vote lineup from the Supreme Court Database (Washington University). 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).