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
Rejecting defense based on the impropriety of union's original majority status because “[t]he six-month time period for challenging Local 623's alleged lack of majority support in 1992 and 1998 passed long before [employer] first raised this challenge”
Joining several courts of appeals in applying the clear and unequivocal notice rule, namely that "[t]he 10(b) period begins when the victim of an unfair labor practice receives unequivocal notice of a final adverse decision. Rumors or suspicions will not do. . . ."
Holding that neither differences in size, bylaws, and internal procedures, nor the transfer and commingling of assets was sufficient to demonstrate a discontinuity of representation
Upholding NLRB's determination that unions do not commit unfair labor practices by insisting that employer bargain with mixed-union negotiating committee