Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 4, 1983No. 81-1664PublishedCited by 387 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
The issue is whether an employer may discipline union officials more severely than other union employees for participating in an unlawful work stoppage.
Metropolitan Edison Company began construction of a two-unit nuclear generating station at Three Mile Island in 1968. Over half of its employees were represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Article XI of the collective-bargaining agreement between the company and the union provided:
“The Brotherhood and its members agree that during the term of this agreement there shall be no strikes or walkouts by the Brotherhood…
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