341 U.S. 675 (1951) Cited 494 times 1 Legal Analyses
Affirming Board's assertion of jurisdiction over activities taking place at local construction site based on finding that "any widespread application of the practices charged might well result in substantially decreasing" the flow of interstate commerce
325 U.S. 797 (1945) Cited 304 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the defendants were not protected by the statutory labor exemption because the union had combined with contractors and manufacturers in order to boycott the plaintiffs' business
Noting that section 8(b) was intended to preserve "the right of labor organizations to bring pressure to bear on offending employers in primary labor disputes"
Noting that the Supreme Court "specifically approved the procedure of requesting an administrative body to provide additional explanation for an inadequately articulated decision"(citing Citizens, 401 U.S. at 420)
In Production Workers, the Board had found that a union's picketing of taxi companies on behalf of independent contractor drivers was a secondary boycott and was therefore prohibited by section 8(b)(4)(B). The Board reasoned that, even though the picketing was not directed toward a neutral employer, it was prohibited because section 8(b)(4)(B) is an "intentionally broad" provision whose protections do not extend to parties who are not statutory employees.