National Woodwork Manufacturers Association et al. v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided April 17, 1967. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 110 · 386 U.S. 612 (1967) · Cited 595 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“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.

• Allen Bradley Co. v. Local Union No. 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · 325 U.S. 797 (1945)
• Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 350 U.S. 270 (1956)
• Local 761, International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 366 U.S. 667 (1961)
• National Labor Relations Board v. International Rice Milling Co. · 341 U.S. 665 (1951)
• United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
• Local 1976, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners v. National Labor Relations Board · 357 U.S. 93 (1958)
• Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 379 U.S. 203 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Building & Construction Trades Council · 341 U.S. 675 (1951)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760 · 377 U.S. 58 (1964)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639 · 362 U.S. 274 (1960)
• United Mine Workers v. Pennington · 381 U.S. 657 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Lion Oil Co. · 352 U.S. 282 (1957)
• Bedford Cut Stone Co. v. Journeymen Stone Cutters' Ass'n · 274 U.S. 37 (1927)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States · 143 U.S. 457 (1892)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• Truax v. Corrigan · 257 U.S. 312 (1921)
• Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen v. Jewel Tea Co. · 381 U.S. 676 (1965)
• Loewe v. Lawlor · 208 U.S. 274 (1908)
• Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Oliver · 358 U.S. 283 (1959)
• Milk Wagon Drivers' Union, Local No. 753 v. Lake Valley Farm Products, Inc. · 311 U.S. 91 (1940)

Cited by

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

• NLRB v. Pipefitters · 429 U.S. 507 (1977)
• National Labor Relations Board v. International Longshoremen's Ass'n · 447 U.S. 490 (1980)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100 · 421 U.S. 616 (1975)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local 825, International Union of Operating Engineers · 400 U.S. 297 (1971)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• United Steelworkers of America v. Weber · 443 U.S. 193 (1979)
• County of Washington v. Gunther · 452 U.S. 161 (1981)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. · 388 U.S. 175 (1967)
• Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 456 U.S. 645 (1982)
• Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins · 455 U.S. 72 (1982)
• Muniz v. Hoffman · 422 U.S. 454 (1975)
• Wirtz v. Glass Bottle Blowers · 389 U.S. 463 (1968)
• Local No. 82, Furniture & Piano Moving, Furniture Store Drivers, Helpers, Warehousemen & Packers v. Crowley · 467 U.S. 526 (1984)
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 481 U.S. 429 (1987)
• Bread Political Action Committee v. Federal Election Commission · 455 U.S. 577 (1982)
• Federal Energy Administration v. Algonquin SNG, Inc. · 426 U.S. 548 (1976)

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