Legal Opinion
Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Lynn
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 18, 1989No. 86-1940PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
In Finnegan v. Leu, 456 U. S. 431 (1982), we held that the discharge of a union’s appointed business agents by the union president, following his election over the incumbent for *349whom the business agents had campaigned, did not violate the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA or Act), 73 Stat. 519, 29 U. S. C. § 401 et seq. The question presented in this case is whether the removal of an elected business agent, in retaliation for statements he made at a union meeting in opposition to a dues increase sought by the union trustee, violated the LMRDA. The Court of Appeals…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Finnegan v. LeuSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Wirtz v. Hotel, Motel & Club Employees Union, Local 6Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Local No. 82, Furniture & Piano Moving, Furniture Store Drivers, Helpers, Warehousemen & Packers v. CrowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United Steelworkers of America v. SadlowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by164 opinions
- Brenner v. Local 514, United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Levald, Inc. v. City of Palm DesertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- S.O.S., Inc. v. Payday, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Charles Williams v. Michael Guzzardi and Chancellor AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Johnnie A. Canady Nancy Canady v. Crestar Mortgage Corporation, Johnnie A. Canady Nancy Canady v. Crestar Mortgage CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
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