Legal Opinion

National Labor Relations Board v. Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 18, 1986No. 85-1751PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The National Labor Relations Board seeks enforcement of its order finding that the Southwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc. violated sections 8(a)(1) and 8(a)(5) 1 of the National Labor Relations Act by refusing to process employee grievances unless and until Local Union 702 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers put those grievances in writing. We find that the NLRB’s order was supported by substantial evidence. The contract in force allowed the Union, and it was the Union’s past practice, to orally detail the grievances to be arbitrated. Therefore we…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. First National Maintenance Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Lodges 743 & 1746, International Ass'n of Machinists Workers v. United Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Manley Truck Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Chicago Magnesium Castings Company v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Atc Vancom of California, L.P. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  2. ATC Vancom CA v. NLRBCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  3. Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. Kevin Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance PlastCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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