Legal Opinion
Abbey's Transportation Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 25, 1988No. 443, 579, Dockets 87-4096, 87-4114PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
The arduous task of parsing legitimate from unlawful motives in employer discharges of union activists has plagued both the courts and the National Labor Relations Board (hereafter “the Board”) since the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act (hereafter “the Act”) in 1935. Because of the rising number of unfair labor practice charges during union organizing drives, unlawful discharges currently are a pressing concern in fulfilling the Act's mandate to protect employees’ rights to organize.
Today, the chances are one in twenty that a union supporter will…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- National Labor Relations Board v. Gissel Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 1229, International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- National Labor Relations Board v. Thor Power Tool CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Torrington Extend-A-Care Employee Ass'n v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- National Labor Relations Board, Petitioner-Cross-Respondent v. S.E. Nichols, Inc., Respondent-Cross-PetitionerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- National Labor Relations Board, United Steelworkers of America, Intervenor v. Talsol CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Davis Supermarkets, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993
- E.C. Waste, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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