NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.
1939 U.S. Supreme Court case on labor law / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation, 306 U.S. 240 (1939), is a United States Supreme Court case on labor laws in which the Court held that the National Labor Relations Board had no authority to order an employer to reinstate workers fired after a sit-down strike, even if the employer's illegal actions triggered that strike.[1]
Quick Facts NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp., Argued January 12–13, 1939 Decided February 27, 1939 ...
NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. | |
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Argued January 12–13, 1939 Decided February 27, 1939 | |
Full case name | National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation |
Citations | 306 U.S. 240 (more) 59 S. Ct. 490; 83 L. Ed. 627; 1939 U.S. LEXIS 1092; 1 Lab. Cas. (CCH) ¶ 17,042; 123 A.L.R. 599; 4 L.R.R.M. 515 |
Case history | |
Prior | Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. v. NLRB, 98 F.2d 375 (7th Cir. 1938); cert. granted, 305 U.S. 590 (1938). |
Holding | |
National Labor Relations Act does not confer authority to order an employer to reinstate workers fired after illegal activity, even if the employer's own illegal actions triggered that activity. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Hughes, joined by McReynolds, Butler, Roberts |
Concurrence | Stone |
Dissent | Reed, joined by Black |
Frankfurter took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
National Labor Relations Act |
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