Labor Board v. Laughlin

Holding that the National Labor Relations Act applied only to interstate commerce, and upholding its constitutionality on that basis

Wickard v. Filburn

Holding that "even if appellee’s activity be local and though it may not be regarded as commerce, it may still, whatever its nature, be reached by Congress if it exerts a substantial effect on interstate commerce"

Labor Board v. Mackay Co.

Holding that an employer may replace striking workers with others to carry on business so long as the employer is not guilty of unfair labor practices

Allen Bradley Co. v. Union

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

Labor Board v. Fainblatt

Upholding NLRA under Commerce Power

Labor Board v. Virginia Power Co.

In NLRB v. Virginia Electric Power Co., 314 U.S. 469, 477, 62 S.Ct. 344, 348, 86 L.Ed. 348 (1941), the Supreme court concluded that the Wagner Act could not be interpreted to prohibit an employer from exercising his First Amendment right to express his views to employees on the merits of unionization, provided the expression was neither coercive nor part of a coercive course of conduct.

Polish Alliance v. Labor Board

In Polish National Alliance v. NLRB, 322 U.S. 643, 64 S.Ct. 1196, 88 L.Ed. 1509 (1944), the Court held that the National Labor Relations Act applied to a fraternal organization providing death, disability and accident benefits to its members and their beneficiaries.

Douds v. Metropolitan Federation of Architects, Ect.

In Douds v. Metropolitan Federation of Architects, etc., 75 F. Supp. 672 (S.D.N.Y. 1948), the court laid heavy emphasis on the economic effect of the work performed by the ally's employees.

Styles v. Local 74, Etc.