386 U.S. 171 (1967) Cited 4,216 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that, under the LMRA, an "individual employee has absolute right to have his grievance taken to arbitration regardless of the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement"
Holding that the union did not breach its duty of fair representation in negotiating a deal which favored some members of the same bargaining unit over others
Holding that a litigant may have standing to bring suit on behalf of another where that person's constitutional rights will be impaired, and the litigant is the "only effective adversary"
Holding that a labor organization must represent all members of a "craft or class of employees . . . regardless of their union affiliations or want of them"
404 U.S. 138 (1971) Cited 163 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that board's attempt to "enjoin" or "restrain" state court injunction fell within exception of 28 U.S.C. § 2283, which forbids court from granting "an injunction to stay" such proceedings unless otherwise authorized
Holding that racially restrictive covenants were violative of section 1982 even though the legal rights of blacks to purchase or sell other property were unimpaired
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 Cited 29,433 times 173 Legal Analyses
Finding it to be unlawful for an employer to “fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discrimination against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin”