Boehle v. Electro Metallurgical Co.

McCOLLOClI, District Judge.

The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, 29 U.S. C.A. §§ 251-263, is a case of “chickens come home to roost.”

In 1932 Congress passed the Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 101 et seq., which withdrew jurisdiction from Federal Courts to issue injunctions in labor disputes.

Now, Congress has withdrawn jurisdiction from Federal Courts to consider labor claims of the Portal-to-Portal type.

Both the Norris-LaGuardia Act and the Portal-to-Portal Act were put in terms of restricting jurisdiction “to avoid constitutional questions.” Both are procedural devices to avoid face-to-face…