414 U.S. 270 (1973) Cited 123 times 1 Legal Analyses
Noting that although an employee may not be "legally bound to vote for the union and has not promised to do so in any formal sense" some "would feel obliged " to cast a union vote after having signed a union recognition slip
Affirming the dismissal of a complaint where the plaintiff was alleged to be a well-known supporter of the NPP, had held a trust position under the previous NPP administration, and defendant had expressed interest in giving her position to a PDP member, finding that this fell short of evidence that defendant knew of plaintiff's political affiliation
29 U.S.C. § 151 Cited 5,092 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"