Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters

Decided June 1, 2023. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-1449 · 598 U.S. 771 (2023) · Cited 31 times

Holding

The National Labor Relations Act did not preempt Glacier’s state tort claims related to the destruction of company property during a labor dispute where the Union failed to take reasonable precautions to avoid foreseeable and imminent danger to the property.

The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court. Read the official opinion for authority.

How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

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 Longshoremen's Ass'n v. Davis · 476 U.S. 380 (1986)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. · 306 U.S. 240 (1939)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• Cutter v. Wilkinson · 544 U.S. 709 (2005)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• Marine Engineers Beneficial Ass'n v. Interlake Steamship Co. · 370 U.S. 173 (1962)
• Wyeth v. Levine · 555 U.S. 555 (2009)
• Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114 · 383 U.S. 53 (1966)
• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23 · 484 U.S. 112 (1987)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• United Construction Workers v. Laburnum Construction Corp. · 347 U.S. 656 (1954)
• PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing · 564 U.S. 604 (2011)
• Allen-Bradley Local No. 1111 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 315 U.S. 740 (1942)
• Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 348 U.S. 468 (1955)
• Wisconsin Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations v. Gould Inc. · 475 U.S. 282 (1986)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Gonzales · 356 U.S. 617 (1958)
• Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 · 468 U.S. 491 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639 · 362 U.S. 274 (1960)

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