Legal Opinion
Vic Koenig Chevrolet, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 29, 1997No. 96-3523, 96-3770PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The Labor Board found that the employer improperly withdrew recognition of the union that was the certified bargaining representative of its workers. 321 N.L.R.B. 1255, 1996 WL 496374 (1996). The National Labor Relations Act entitles workers to bargain collectively, or not, as they choose by majority vote of their bargaining unit. 29 U.S.C. §§ 157, 159(a). So even if they have chosen to bargain collectively, and a union has been certified as their bargaining representative, they can revoke that choice and decide to bargain individually with their employer; but this is…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Brooks v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Communications Workers of America v. BeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- American Hospital Ass'n v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board v. Coca Cola Bottling Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Sociedad Española de Auxilio Mutuo Y Beneficencia de P.R. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Gary A. Bloom v. National Labor Relations Board, Office and Professional Employees International Union, Afl-Cio Local 12, Intervenor on AppealCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Independiente De La Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados De Puerto Rico (UIA)District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1998
- Eeoc v. UiaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1998
- Gary A. Bloom v. NLRBCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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