Letter Carriers v. Austin

Holding that a union newsletter's description of a “scab” as a “traitor” could not be construed as a factual assertion

Linn v. Plant Guard Workers

Holding as preempted all defamation actions in labor disputes except those published with actual malice

Labor Board v. Katz

Holding that "an employer's unilateral change in conditions of employment under negotiation" is a violation of the National Labor Relations Act because "it is a circumvention of the duty to negotiate"

New Process Steel v. N.L.R.B.

Holding that the Board cannot exercise its powers absent a lawfully appointed quorum

First National Maintenance Corp. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Holding that an employer has no duty to bargain over a decision to shut down part of its business purely for economic reasons

Rickards v. Canine Eye Registration Foundation

Stating that the plaintiff "at all times retains the burden of persuasion"

Labor Board v. Walton Mfg. Co.

Explaining that the deferential standard of review is appropriate because the "[the ALJ] ... sees the witnesses and hears them testify, while the Board and the reviewing court look only at cold records"

Republic Aviation Corp. v. Board

Finding an absence of special circumstances where employer failed to introduce evidence of "unusual circumstances involving their plants."

Labor Board v. Babcock Wilcox Co.

Holding that the Board could not require an employer to allow non-employee union representatives to enter the employer's parking lot

Labor Bd. v. Washington Aluminum Co.

Holding that certain employee conduct crosses the line from protected activity to "indefensible" conduct that loses NLRA protections

Section 1401.2 - Production of records or testimony by FMCS employees