Legal Opinion
Belcher Towing Company v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1980No. 78-3343PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Belcher Towing operates 15 tugboats and 19 barges in the transportation of petroleum products along the coasts of Florida. It also provides docking and bunkering services to commercial vessels in the Port of Miami. It employs approximately 100 seamen.
In considering Belcher’s conduct during an organizational campaign by two unions, the Board found numerous violations of the National Labor Relations Act. The Board found that Belcher had:(1) Violated § 8(a)(1) by promulgating a no-solicitation rule that denied non-employee union organizers access to its vessels;(2)…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of CarpentersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Florida Power & Light Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 641Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- National Labor Relations Board v. S & H Grossinger's Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc., Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-PetitionerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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