369 U.S. 736 (1962) Cited 710 times 29 Legal Analyses
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"
Holding that " 'wages' " in the NLRA "embraces within its meaning direct and immediate economic benefits flowing from the employment relationship covers a group insurance program"
Denying enforcement of NLRB order finding employer committed unfair labor practices by unilaterally discontinuing its practice of giving its employees Christmas turkey, holding the union waived the bargaining duty in that the prior contract did not obligate employer to give turkeys and negotiations leading to existing contract indicated union abandoned any attempt to make giving the turkeys obligatory
In N.L.R.B. v. Southern Materials Co., 447 F.2d 15 (4th Cir. 1971), the Fourth Circuit found the following clause to be a "clear and unmistakable" waiver of the union's right to negotiate about Christmas bonuses.