Avatar, Inc., d/b/a Downtowner Motor Inn

11 Cited authorities

Labor Bd. v. Washington Aluminum Co.
370 U.S. 9 (1962) Cited 206 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that certain employee conduct crosses the line from protected activity to "indefensible" conduct that loses NLRA protections
Labor Board v. Fansteel Corp.
306 U.S. 240 (1939) Cited 281 times
In Fansteel, the Board awarded reinstatement with backpay to employees who engaged in a "sit down strike" that led to confrontation with local law enforcement officials.
Labor Board v. Electrical Workers
346 U.S. 464 (1953) Cited 125 times 41 Legal Analyses
Upholding discharge where employees publicly disparaged quality of employer's product, with no discernible relationship to pending labor dispute
Southern S.S. Co. v. Labor Board
316 U.S. 31 (1942) Cited 160 times 2 Legal Analyses
Finding an abuse of discretion where the National Labor Relations Board sought to fulfill one congressional objective but “wholly ignore[d] other and equally important Congressional objectives”
Labor Board v. Sands Mfg. Co.
306 U.S. 332 (1939) Cited 139 times
In N.L.R.B. v. Sands Mfg. Co., 306 U.S. 332, 59 S.Ct. 508, 83 L.Ed. 682, affirming the ruling of this Court in 6 Cir., 96 F.2d 721, the Supreme Court held the employer justified in abandoning further negotiations with the Union when conditions showed the uselessness of continuing with them.
Florida Steel Corp. v. N.L.R.B
529 F.2d 1225 (5th Cir. 1976) Cited 38 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that union membership cannot protect flagrant insubordination where the employer's discipline was not motivated by anti-union animus
Chemvet Laboratories, Inc. v. N.L.R.B
497 F.2d 445 (8th Cir. 1974) Cited 21 times
Holding threats of plant closure are "the most potent" instruments of employer interference
Boaz Spinning Co. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.
395 F.2d 512 (5th Cir. 1968) Cited 27 times
Denying enforcement of Board order reinstating an employee who accused the plant manager in presence of other employees at a meeting of being "no different than Castro"
Sullair P.T.O., Inc. v. N.L.R.B
641 F.2d 500 (7th Cir. 1981) Cited 12 times
Shouting vulgarities towards management warrants discharge
Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Truck Drivers, Oil Drivers, Filling Station & Platform Workers Union, Local 705
630 F.2d 505 (7th Cir. 1980) Cited 12 times
Distributing a letter "to the employer's executive board during a political luncheon for Chicago's then mayor to the potential embarrassment of their employer" justifies termination
Section 151 - Findings and declaration of policy
29 U.S.C. § 151 Cited 5,096 times 34 Legal Analyses
Finding that "protection by law of the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively safeguards commerce" and declaring a policy of "encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining"

Avatar, Inc., d/b/a Downtowner Motor Inn

11 Cited authorities

Holding that certain employee conduct crosses the line from protected activity to "indefensible" conduct that loses NLRA protections

In Fansteel, the Board awarded reinstatement with backpay to employees who engaged in a "sit down strike" that led to confrontation with local law enforcement officials.

Upholding discharge where employees publicly disparaged quality of employer's product, with no discernible relationship to pending labor dispute

Finding an abuse of discretion where the National Labor Relations Board sought to fulfill one congressional objective but “wholly ignore[d] other and equally important Congressional objectives”

In N.L.R.B. v. Sands Mfg. Co., 306 U.S. 332, 59 S.Ct. 508, 83 L.Ed. 682, affirming the ruling of this Court in 6 Cir., 96 F.2d 721, the Supreme Court held the employer justified in abandoning further negotiations with the Union when conditions showed the uselessness of continuing with them.

Holding that union membership cannot protect flagrant insubordination where the employer's discipline was not motivated by anti-union animus

Holding threats of plant closure are "the most potent" instruments of employer interference

Denying enforcement of Board order reinstating an employee who accused the plant manager in presence of other employees at a meeting of being "no different than Castro"

Shouting vulgarities towards management warrants discharge

Distributing a letter "to the employer's executive board during a political luncheon for Chicago's then mayor to the potential embarrassment of their employer" justifies termination

Finding that "protection by law of the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively safeguards commerce" and declaring a policy of "encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining"