Legal Opinion

National Labor Relations Board v. Royal Plating and Polishing Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 1, 1965No. 15112PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIGGS, Chief Judge.

This case, before us on a petition to enforce the order of the National Labor Relations Board, presents the issue of whether an employer’s unilateral decision to close a part of his business solely for economic reasons, under the facts as will be set out hereafter, constitutes a refusal to bargain in violation of Sections 8(a) (5) and (1) of the National Labor Relations Act.

Royal Plating and Polishing Co., Inc. (the Company) was for many years engaged in the metal plating and polishing business at two plants located within two blocks of each other in Newark, New Jersey. The…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by69 opinions

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  4. Board of Education v. Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Education Ass'nSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
  5. Electrical Products Division of Midland-Ross Corporation v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980

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