Legal Opinion
National Labor Relations Board v. Protein Blenders, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1954No. 14937_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
The National Labor Relations Board has previously declared, in a long line of decisions, 1 and has adhered to that position, in the case that is now before us, that employees are absolutely privileged against any interrogation or any polling by their employer as to their union sentiment or membership.
We rejected that unqualified viewpoint, as not being legally tenable, in N. L. R. B. v. Katz Drug Co., 8 Cir., 207 F.2d 168, 171-172, saying that “It cannot therefore be said, as the Board purported to do here, * * * that any inquiry whatever by an employer of an employee…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Sax v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- National Labor Relations Board v. Tennessee Coach Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
- National Labor Relations Board v. Arthur Winer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
- Wayside Press, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- National Labor Relations Board v. Montgomery Ward & Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by10 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Ritchie Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Cone Brothers Contracting Company v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- National Labor Relations Board v. Firedoor Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hill & Hill Truck Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- National Labor Relations Board v. Harry F. Berggren & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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