Steelworkers v. Warrior Gulf Co.

Holding that grievance machinery “is at the very heart of the system of industrial self-government” and the courts should not deny an order to arbitrate “unless it may be said with positive assurance that the arbitration clause is not susceptible of an interpretation that covers the asserted dispute”

Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community Organization

Holding that wildcat strikers are bargaining separately and are therefore not protected by the NLRA

Labor Board v. Fansteel Corp.

In Fansteel, the Board awarded reinstatement with backpay to employees who engaged in a "sit down strike" that led to confrontation with local law enforcement officials.

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Magnavox Co. of Tennessee

In Magnavox, the Board changed its bifurcated rule and adopted the Eighth Circuit's view that the union had no power to waive employee distribution rights on behalf of either itself or another union.

Labor Board v. Rockaway News Co.

Holding that employees may bargain away their statutory right to strike

Labor Board v. Sands Mfg. Co.

In N.L.R.B. v. Sands Mfg. Co., 306 U.S. 332, 59 S.Ct. 508, 83 L.Ed. 682, affirming the ruling of this Court in 6 Cir., 96 F.2d 721, the Supreme Court held the employer justified in abandoning further negotiations with the Union when conditions showed the uselessness of continuing with them.

N.L.R.B. v. General Warehouse Corp.

In NLRB v. General Warehouse Corp., 643 F.2d 965 (3d Cir. 1981), the arbitrator stated in a written opinion that a grievant was dismissed for just cause and denied his grievance without discussing other possible motives for the grievant's discharge. Under these circumstances, the court overruled deferral by the Board because the arbitral finding did not encompass unfair labor practice issues.

N.L.R.B. v. Colonial Press, Inc.