Legal Opinion
Mobil Oil Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 17, 1973No. Nos. 72-1415, 72-1538PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether employees have a statutory “right to representation” at fact-finding interviews conducted by management during an in*843vestigation of suspected theft of company property. Distinguishing a series of earlier cases, the Board held that such a right was created by § 7 of the National Labor Relations Act for employees who (a) personally requested Union representation at such interviews, and (b) reasonably feared that their jobs were in jeopardy. The Union contends that there is no statutory or logical basis for the Board’s limitations on the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- National Labor Relations Board v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Southern Steamship Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 1229, International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sands Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Social Workers' Union, Local 535 v. Alameda County Welfare DepartmentCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Aflcio, and Its Local Affiliate 7-507 v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- Social Workers' Union, Local 535 v. Alameda County Welfare DepartmentCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974