Legal Opinion
Building & Construction Trades Council of the Metropolitan District v. Associated Builders & Contractors of Massachusetts/Rhode Island, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 8, 1993No. 91-261PublishedCited by 389 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
The issue in this litigation is whether the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 49 Stat. 449, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 151 et seq., pre-empts enforcement by a state authority, acting as the owner of a construction project, of an otherwise lawful prehire collective-bargaining agreement negotiated by private parties.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Maryland v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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