Legal Opinion
Michelle M. Wegscheid v. Local Union 2911, International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 1997No. 95-3385PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Section 8(a)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 158(a)(3), forbids an employer to discriminate in terms and conditions of employment in order to encourage or discourage union membership. But the employer may agree in a collective bargaining agreement to make it a condition of continued employment that all the employees in the bargaining unit join the union (that is, may include in the agreement a “union shop” clause), provided that membership is not denied for any reason other than the employee’s failure “to tender the ... dues ... uniformly required as a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Wooley v. MaynardSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Abood v. Detroit Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. LockridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Gary A. Bloom v. National Labor Relations Board, Office and Professional Employees International Union, Afl-Cio Local 12, Intervenor on AppealCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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