394 U.S. 423 (1969) Cited 117 times 6 Legal Analyses
Upholding union rule, enforceable by fines and expulsion, imposing limitation on immediate pay that members could receive for piecework because Court found no "impairment of statutory labor policy"
In NLRB v. Textile Workers, supra, and Machinists v. NLRB, 412 U.S. 84 (1973) (per curiam), the Court found as a corollary that unions may not fine former members who have resigned lawfully.
Stating that, " '[u]nder the doctrine [on withdrawal from voluntary associations] a member of a voluntary association is free to resign at will, subject of course to any financial obligations due and owing to the association"