Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Local 514 Transport Workers Union v. Keating

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided December 16, 2003No. 99,178Published

1Concurrence

OPALA, V.C.J.,

concurring.

¶ 1 The court answers today that Oklahoma’s right-to-work amendment need not be subjected to severability analysis. I write separately to (1) explain the purpose and application of severability analysis and (2) emphasize that each provision of Oklahoma’s right-to-work amendment remains valid, operating harmoniously with applicable federal law to form the expansive body of legal norms that govern labor-management relations within the State of Oklahoma.

¶2 Federal labor law, where applicable, and the Oklahoma right-to-work amendment 1 must operate in concert.…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  2. Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. LueckSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776Supreme Court of the United States · 1954

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