Legal Opinion
Industrial Union Department, Afl-Cio v. Barber-Colman Company, W. Willard Wirtz v. Barber-Colman Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 21, 1965No. 18441_1PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
The Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act authorizes the Secretary of Labor to determine the “prevailing minimum wages” 1 paid employees in an industry, so that such wages may be required by the Government in supply contracts within that industry. The purpose is to avoid competitive advantages for firms which pay substandard labor wages.2 In 1961, the Secretary instructed the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to survey the prevailing minimum wages in the machine tool industry. After completion of this survey and public hearings, the Secretary found a $1.80 an hour prevailing…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Public Affairs Associates, Inc. v. RickoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Addison v. Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Industrial Union Department, Afl-Cio v. Barber-Colman Company, W. Willard Wirtz v. Barber-Colman CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965