Legal Opinion
National Labor Relations Board v. Town & Country Electric, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 28, 1995No. 94-947PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
Can a worker be a company’s “employee,” within the terms of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U. S. C. § 151 et seq., if, at the same time, a union pays that worker to help the union organize the company? We agree with the National Labor Relations Board that the answer is “yes.”
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The relevant background is the following: Town & Country Electric, Inc., a nonunion electrical contractor, wanted to hire several licensed Minnesota electricians for construction work in Minnesota. Town & Country (through an employment agency) advertised for job applicants, but it refused to interview 10 of 11…
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