Legal Opinion
Wirtz v. Local 153, Glass Bottle Blowing Ass'n
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 26, 1965No. Civ. A. 64-278PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUMBAULD, District Judge.
The question for decision here is whether a provision requiring attendance at 75% of the regular meetings of a union for a two-year period since the last previous election in order to be eligible as a candidate for office in the union is or is not among the “reasonable qualifications” permitted by Section 401(e) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of September 14, 1959 (commonly known as the Landrum-Grif-fin Act), 73 Stat. 532, 29 U.S.C. § 481 (e).
That section provides:
“(e) In any election required by this section which is to be held by secret ballot…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wirtz v. Glass Bottle BlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Bill R. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Wirtz v. National Maritime Union of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Wirtz v. LOCAL UNIONS NO. 406, 406-A, 406-B AND 406-CDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1966
- W. Willard Wirtz v. Local 153Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
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