Legal Opinion
United Food & Commercial Workers v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 14, 2008No. 06-1358, 07-1060, 07-1087PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:
This case illustrates some of the collective bargaining complications that ensue when technological developments diminish the need for skilled manual labor. Workers in the meat department at the WalMart in Jacksonville, Texas, elected Local 540 as their bargaining representative. At the time, those workers used specialized meat-cutting skills. Wal-Mart later announced its intention to convert meat departments around the country from selling meat that was cut on site to selling prepackaged meat. In the wake of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- RC Aluminum Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
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