404 U.S. 528 (1972) Cited 924 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a union member's interest was not adequately represented by the Secretary of Labor because the Secretary had a "duty to serve two distinct interests, which are related, but not identical:" that of the individual union member and that of the general public
403 U.S. 713 (1971) Cited 874 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that a claim of potential harm to national security does not provide the executive branch with unconstrained authority to override the freedom of the press
Holding that district court lacked jurisdiction to hear § 411 claim because "the complaining union members . . . have not been discriminated against in any way and have been denied no privilege or right to vote or nominate which the union has granted to others"
Holding that "the exclusivity provision included in § 403 of Title IV plainly bars Title I relief when an individual union member challenges the validity of an election that has already been completed"
Holding that union could not expel member because he filed unfair labor practice charge against it without first exhausting internal remedies as provided in union constitution
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"