Legal Opinion
Baker v. General Motors Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 2, 1986No. 85-117PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
In Michigan an employee is ineligible for unemployment compensation if he has provided “financing” — by means other than the payment of regular union dues — for a strike that causes his unemployment.1 The question presented by this *623appeal is whether Michigan’s statutory disqualification is implicitly prohibited by § 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.2
This case has a long history. Two appeals to the State Supreme Court and a series of administrative proceedings have determined the relevant facts and the meaning of the governing statutory provision. Before addressing the federal question,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Steward MacHine Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Lodge 76, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers v. Wisconsin Employment Relations CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. HodorySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of LaborSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Nash v. Florida Industrial CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by30 opinions
- State Board of Education v. Houghton Lake Community SchoolsMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
- St. John's Mercy Health System v. Division of Employment SecuritySupreme Court of Missouri · 2009
- Decker Coal Co. v. HartmanDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1989
- National Labor Relations Board v. State of Illinois Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Dow Chemical Co. v. CurtisMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
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