475 U.S. 192 (1986) Cited 76 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that labor law prohibits the assignment or transfer of a collective bargaining agreement against the wishes of the workers for whom the agreement provides representation
Finding company's "right to fine or reprimand the drivers for failure to comply with company procedures" as support for concluding limousine drivers were employees
Finding that the NLRB relied on substantial evidence and properly applied the law in refusing to order employer to honor a dues checkoff provision after the NLRB determined that the contract had expired
Observing that the Board compares pre- and post-merger unions for continuity by looking to the "structure, administration, officers, assets, membership, autonomy, by-laws, size, and territorial jurisdiction, with an eye toward changes in the rights and obligations of the union's leadership and membership, and in the relationships between the putative bargaining agent, its affiliate, and the employer"
Holding that an employer did not violate NLRA § 8 by notifying strikers that they had been temporarily replaced and would be permanently replaced unless they reported for work because the statement simply stated the employer's “legal position that it was entitled to make employment replacements to take over the positions of the strikers”