Legal Opinion
Pacific Northwest Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1981No. Nos. 78-3469, 78-3487, 78-3619, 78-3468 and 79-7011PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge.
These cases raise important questions concerning the scope of § 8(e) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 158(e), which prohibits “hot cargo” agreements. The primary issue is whether the construction industry proviso to § 8(e) renders lawful clauses in collective bargaining contracts forbidding the employers to subcontract work at any construction site to a firm not having a contract with the signatory union. Additional issues are whether unions may picket or strike to induce an employer to enter these agreements and whether the agreements, once entered, may…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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