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Caterpillar Tractor Co.

276 N.L.R.B. 1323 (N.L.R.B. 1985)
Caterpillar Tractor Co.

9 Cited authorities

  1. Letter Carriers v. Austin

    418 U.S. 264 (1974)   Cited 609 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a union newsletter's description of a “scab” as a “traitor” could not be construed as a factual assertion

  2. Linn v. Plant Guard Workers

    383 U.S. 53 (1966)   Cited 732 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding as preempted all defamation actions in labor disputes except those published with actual malice

  3. Republic Aviation Corp. v. Board

    324 U.S. 793 (1945)   Cited 495 times   34 Legal Analyses
    Finding an absence of special circumstances where employer failed to introduce evidence of "unusual circumstances involving their plants."

  4. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Thor Power Tool Co.

    351 F.2d 584 (7th Cir. 1965)   Cited 68 times
    Concluding that "when the entire record is considered there was substantial evidence to support the Board's finding that [employee's] discharge was the result of his having presented a grievance to the management" even though employee was overheard referring to company's superintendent as "the horse's ass" and was thereafter summarily discharged

  5. Hawaiian Hauling Service, Ltd. v. N.L.R.B

    545 F.2d 674 (9th Cir. 1976)   Cited 29 times
    Upholding refusal to defer to arbitration award on statutory rights issue

  6. N.L.R.B. v. New York University Medical Center

    702 F.2d 284 (2d Cir. 1983)   Cited 17 times
    Remanding to Board, while retaining jurisdiction, for application of proper legal standard

  7. 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

  8. N.L.R.B. v. Leslie Metal Arts Company, Inc.

    509 F.2d 811 (6th Cir. 1975)   Cited 16 times
    In Leslie, however, the court went on to enforce the Board's order, which had found the walkout at issue to be protected activity.

  9. Caterpillar Tractor v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

    230 F.2d 357 (7th Cir. 1956)   Cited 25 times
    Stating that employer can prohibit employees from wearing buttons emblazoned with the slogan "Don't be a Scab" because of slogan's inherent tension to incite unrest and resentment; however, the restriction does not include "passive inoffensive advertisement of organizational aims and interests . . . which in no way interferes with discipline and production"