Legal Opinion
W.W. Grainger, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 1988No. 87-3012, 88-1096PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner W.W. Grainger, Inc. seeks review of an order by the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) finding it in violation of § 8(a)(5) and § 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). The Board, in turn, cross-petitions for enforcement of its order directing Grainger to bargain with Teamsters Local 710. Because we find that Local 710 waived its bargaining rights by repeatedly failing to assert them against Grainger, we decline to enforce the Board’s order.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a wholesale distributor of industrial products and equipment. It uses various…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Boire v. Greyhound Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Ford Motor Co. (Chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- National Labor Relations Board v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Pennsylvania, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by29 opinions
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