Legal Opinion
Wirtz v. Hotel, Motel & Club Employees Union, Local 6
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 3, 1968No. 891PublishedCited by 232 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
This action was brought by petitioner, the Secretary of Labor, in the District Court for the Southern District of New York for a judgment declaring void the May 1965 election of officers conducted by respondent Local 6, and ordering a new election under the Secretary’s supervision. The action is authorized by § 402 (b) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 73 Stat. 534, 29 U. S. C. § 482 (b). The Secretary charged that a bylaw of the Local which limited eligibility for major elective offices to union members who hold or have previously held elective office 1 was not a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Calhoon v. HarveySupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Wirtz v. Glass Bottle BlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wirtz v. Local Union No. 125Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wirtz v. Local Unions 410, 410A, 410B & 410C, International Union of Operating EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Hotel, Motel and Club Employees Union, Local 6Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by232 opinions
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- Local No. 82, Furniture & Piano Moving, Furniture Store Drivers, Helpers, Warehousemen & Packers v. CrowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Patrick Ellis v. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
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