Ekco Products Co.

67 Cited authorities

Communications Assn. v. Douds
339 U.S. 382 (1950) Cited 654 times
Holding that speech-contingent withdrawal of opportunity to invoke the facilities of the National Labor Relations Board improperly abridged speech
Phelps Dodge Corp. v. Labor Board
313 U.S. 177 (1941) Cited 871 times
Holding that the NLRA limits the Board's backpay authority to restoring “actual losses”
Labor Board v. Mackay Co.
304 U.S. 333 (1938) Cited 535 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employer may replace striking workers with others to carry on business so long as the employer is not guilty of unfair labor practices
Brooks v. Labor Board
348 U.S. 96 (1954) Cited 300 times
Holding that an employer has a duty to bargain in good faith for one year beginning on the date of certification of the bargaining representative by the Board
Addison v. Holly Hill Co.
322 U.S. 607 (1944) Cited 270 times
Describing the exemption as “far-reaching”
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.
Auto. Workers v. Wis. Board
336 U.S. 245 (1949) Cited 209 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that issuance of injunction by state labor relations authority that orders state employees back to work does not violate Thirteenth Amendment because employees had the right to quit employment
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
Labor Board v. Rice Milling Co.
341 U.S. 665 (1951) Cited 126 times
Noting that section 8(b) was intended to preserve "the right of labor organizations to bring pressure to bear on offending employers in primary labor disputes"
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”

Ekco Products Co.

67 Cited authorities

Holding that speech-contingent withdrawal of opportunity to invoke the facilities of the National Labor Relations Board improperly abridged speech

Holding that the NLRA limits the Board's backpay authority to restoring “actual losses”

Holding that an employer may replace striking workers with others to carry on business so long as the employer is not guilty of unfair labor practices

Holding that an employer has a duty to bargain in good faith for one year beginning on the date of certification of the bargaining representative by the Board

Describing the exemption as “far-reaching”

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.

Holding that issuance of injunction by state labor relations authority that orders state employees back to work does not violate Thirteenth Amendment because employees had the right to quit employment

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

Noting that section 8(b) was intended to preserve "the right of labor organizations to bring pressure to bear on offending employers in primary labor disputes"

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”