National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, a. F. L.

Decided April 1, 1957. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 103 · 353 U.S. 87 (1957) · Cited 318 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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)
• Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co. · 351 U.S. 105 (1956)
• Associated Press v. National Labor Relations Board · 301 U.S. 103 (1937)

Cited by

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

• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 454 U.S. 404 (1982)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• Brown v. Pro Football, Inc. · 518 U.S. 231 (1996)
• Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission · 390 U.S. 261 (1968)
• Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 440 U.S. 301 (1979)
• Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission · 427 U.S. 132 (1976)
• Golden State Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 414 U.S. 168 (1973)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale · 463 U.S. 491 (1983)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University · 444 U.S. 672 (1980)
• United Mine Workers v. Pennington · 381 U.S. 657 (1965)
• Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 461 U.S. 731 (1983)
• Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board · 424 U.S. 507 (1976)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc. · 420 U.S. 251 (1975)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 464 U.S. 89 (1983)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers · 434 U.S. 335 (1978)
• Beth Israel Hospital v. National Labor Relations Board · 437 U.S. 483 (1978)
• Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen v. Jewel Tea Co. · 381 U.S. 676 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. · 494 U.S. 775 (1990)
• Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Manufacturing Co. · 380 U.S. 263 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc. · 532 U.S. 706 (2001)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Magnavox Co. of Tennessee · 415 U.S. 322 (1974)

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