National Labor Relations Board v. International Van Lines

Decided November 7, 1972. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 71-895 · 409 U.S. 48 (1972) · Cited 108 times

Holding

The unconditional reinstatement of the employees was proper since their discriminatory discharges prior to the time their places were filled constituted unfair labor practices regardless of whether they were economic strikers or unfair labor practice strikers.

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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.

• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co. · 304 U.S. 333 (1938)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co. · 312 U.S. 426 (1941)
• Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 350 U.S. 270 (1956)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fleetwood Trailer Co. · 389 U.S. 375 (1967)
• Morley Construction Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co. · 300 U.S. 185 (1937)

Cited by

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

• United States v. ITT Continental Baking Co. · 420 U.S. 223 (1975)
• El Paso Natural Gas Co. v. Neztsosie · 526 U.S. 473 (1999)
• United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp. · 411 U.S. 655 (1973)
• International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. Quality Manufacturing Co. · 420 U.S. 276 (1975)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1972). 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).