NLRB v. Truck Drivers Local 449
NLRB v. Truck Drivers Local 449 (Buffalo Linen Supply Co.), 353 U.S. 87 (1957), is an 8-0 decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that a temporary lockout by a multi-employer bargaining group threatened by a whipsaw strike was lawful under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), as amended by the Taft-Hartley Act.
| NLRB v. Truck Drivers Local 449 | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 17, 22, 1957 Decided April 1, 1957 | |
| Full case name | National Labor Relations Board v. Truck Drivers Local Union No. 449, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helps of America, A.F.L. |
| Citations | 353 U.S. 87 (more) 77 S. Ct. 643; 1 L. Ed. 2d 676; 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1629 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Truck Drivers Local 449 v. NLRB, 231 F.2d 110 (2d Cir. 1956); cert. granted, 352 U.S. 818 (1956). |
| Holding | |
| A temporary lockout to preserve the multi-employer bargaining basis from the disintegration threatened by the union's strike action was lawful under the Taft-Hartley Act | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by Warren, Black, Frankfurter, Douglas, Burton, Clark, Harlan |
| Whittaker took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| National Labor Relations Act, Taft-Hartley Act | |
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