Carbon Fuel Co. v. Mine Workers

Carbon Fuel Co. v. Mine Workers
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 10, 1979
Full case name	Carbon Fuel Co. v. Mine Workers
Citations	444 U.S. 212 ( more )
Holding
National unions are not liable for the actions of local union members who engage in wildcat strikes unless they provoke the strikes.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr.  · Potter Stewart Byron White  · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun  · Lewis F. Powell Jr. William Rehnquist  · John P. Stevens
Case opinion
Majority	Brennan, joined by unanimous

Carbon Fuel Co. v. Mine Workers, 444 U.S. 212(1979), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that national labor unions are not liable for the actions of local union members who engage in wildcat strikes unless they provoke the strikes. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Carbon Fuel Co. v. Mine Workers, 444 U.S. 212 (1979).
2. Taylor, Benjamin J.; Witney, Fred (1987). Labor Relations Law. p. 437.

External links

• Text of Carbon Fuel Co. v. Mine Workers, 444 U.S. 212(1979) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia