Legal Opinion
Caterpillar Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 2015No. 14-3528, 14-3729Published
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
We are asked to review an order by the National Labor Relations Board requiring Caterpillar Inc. to allow a union official to investigate the site of a fatal accident to a worker represented by a local of the union.
An Illinois company, Caterpillar is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. In July 2011 it bought from Bucyrus International a factory in South Milwaukee that manufactures large strip-mining equipment. As a result of the purchase…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Acme Industrial Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Lechmere, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Asarco, Incorporated, Tennessee Mines Division v. National Labor Relations Board, International Chemical Workers Union and Its Local 700, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Hercules, Incorporated v. National Labor Relations Board, International Chemical Workers Union Local 271, Afl-Cio, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987