Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union, AFL, v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided February 1, 1954. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 5 · 347 U.S. 17 (1954) · Cited 679 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 324 U.S. 793 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 1229, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · 346 U.S. 464 (1953)
• Associated Press v. National Labor Relations Board · 301 U.S. 103 (1937)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Waterman Steamship Corp. · 309 U.S. 206 (1940)
• Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 305 U.S. 197 (1938)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman · 345 U.S. 330 (1953)
• Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 321 U.S. 342 (1944)
• Nash v. United States · 229 U.S. 373 (1913)
• National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co. · 304 U.S. 333 (1938)
• J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 321 U.S. 332 (1944)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Link-Belt Co. · 311 U.S. 584 (1941)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. · 306 U.S. 240 (1939)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 341 U.S. 694 (1951)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 311 U.S. 7 (1940)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Gullett Gin Co. · 340 U.S. 361 (1951)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Nevada Consolidated Copper Corp. · 316 U.S. 105 (1942)
• Wallace Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 323 U.S. 248 (1944)
• Southern Steamship Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 316 U.S. 31 (1942)
• Cramer v. United States · 325 U.S. 1 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Sands Manufacturing Co. · 306 U.S. 332 (1939)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Donnelly Garment Co. · 330 U.S. 219 (1947)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. · 318 U.S. 9 (1943)
• General Talking Pictures Corp. v. Western Electric Co. · 304 U.S. 175 (1938)

Cited by

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

• Local 357, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. National Labor Relations Board · 365 U.S. 667 (1961)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• Local 100, United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices v. Borden · 373 U.S. 690 (1963)
• Local 60, United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners v. National Labor Relations Board · 365 U.S. 651 (1961)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge · 403 U.S. 274 (1971)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Brown · 380 U.S. 278 (1965)
• Communications Workers of America v. Beck · 487 U.S. 735 (1988)
• Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Independent Federation of Flight Attendants · 489 U.S. 426 (1989)
• Sandstrom v. Montana · 442 U.S. 510 (1979)
• Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond · 496 U.S. 414 (1990)
• Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25 · 430 U.S. 290 (1977)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
• Dorszynski v. United States · 418 U.S. 424 (1974)
• Allentown MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 522 U.S. 359 (1998)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Great Dane Trailers, Inc. · 388 U.S. 26 (1967)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. · 388 U.S. 175 (1967)
• Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'n · 430 U.S. 442 (1977)
• Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 460 U.S. 693 (1983)
• Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 456 U.S. 645 (1982)
• Local Lodge No. 1424, International Ass'n of MacHinists v. National Labor Relations Board · 362 U.S. 411 (1960)
• Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc. · 525 U.S. 33 (1998)
• National Labor Relations Board v. General Motors Corp. · 373 U.S. 734 (1963)
• Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Manufacturing Co. · 380 U.S. 263 (1965)
• United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds v. Robinson · 455 U.S. 562 (1982)
• Scofield v. National Labor Relations Board · 394 U.S. 423 (1969)
• Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm'n · 584 U.S. 617 (2018)
• Local No. 438 Construction & General Laborers' Union v. Curry · 371 U.S. 542 (1963)
• Pattern Makers' League v. National Labor Relations Board · 473 U.S. 95 (1985)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Store Employees Union, Local 1001 · 447 U.S. 607 (1980)

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