Legal Opinion
Thomas Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1982No. 81-1222PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the question of when and how an employer may poll its employees to determine the majority status of an incumbent union. The National Labor Relations Board found that Thomas Industries, Inc. (the Company) violated section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., by polling its employees and violated section 8(a)(5) of the Act by refusing to bargain with the incumbent union. In an unrelated matter, the Board also found that the Company violated section 8(a)(1) by verbally warning a union officer for filing what the Company…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- National Labor Relations Board v. Randle-Eastern Ambulance Service, Inc., and Randle Medical Sales and Rentals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Dalewood Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc., D/B/A Golden State Habilitation Convalescent Center v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Ingress-Plastene, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- National Labor Relations Board v. A. W. Thompson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Allentown MacK Sales & Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- The Henry Bierce Company, Petitioner/cross-Respondent v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent/cross-PetitionerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Bickerstaff Clay Products Company, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Texas Petrochemicals Corporation, Petitioner-Cross v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- National Labor Relations Board v. Albany Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
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