Legal Opinion
National Labor Relations Board v. City Disposal Systems, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 21, 1984No. 82-960PublishedCited by 268 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
James Brown, a truckdriver employed by respondent, was discharged when he refused to drive a truck that he honestly and reasonably believed to be unsafe because of faulty brakes. Article XXI of the collective-bargaining agreement between respondent and Local 247 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, which covered Brown, provides:
“The Employer shall not require employees to take out on the streets or highways any vehicle that is not in safe operating condition or equipped with the safety appli-*825anees prescribed by law. It shall not be a…
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