National Labor Relations Board et al. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23, Afl-Cio

Decided December 14, 1987. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-594 · 484 U.S. 112 (1987) · Cited 524 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• General Electric Co. v. Gilbert · 429 U.S. 125 (1976)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• Dunlop v. Bachowski · 421 U.S. 560 (1975)
• Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
• Ford Motor Co. (Chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations Board · 441 U.S. 488 (1979)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• Southern Railway Co. v. Seaboard Allied Milling Corp. · 442 U.S. 444 (1979)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers, Local 283 v. Scofield · 382 U.S. 205 (1965)
• Cuyahoga Valley Railway Co. v. United Transportation Union · 474 U.S. 3 (1985)

Cited by

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

• Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. SW Gen., Inc. · 580 U.S. 288 (2017)
• Sullivan v. Stroop · 496 U.S. 478 (1990)
• Dole v. United Steelworkers · 494 U.S. 26 (1990)
• Negusie v. Holder · 555 U.S. 511 (2009)
• Franklin v. Massachusetts · 505 U.S. 788 (1992)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. LTV Corp. · 496 U.S. 633 (1990)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co. · 486 U.S. 107 (1988)
• Adams Fruit Co. v. Barrett · 494 U.S. 638 (1990)
• BE&K Construction Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 536 U.S. 516 (2002)
• Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 502 U.S. 527 (1992)
• Sullivan v. Everhart · 494 U.S. 83 (1990)
• Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney · 602 U.S. 339 (2024)
• Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters · 598 U.S. 771 (2023)

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