NLRB v. Rockaway News Supply Co.

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NLRB v. Rockaway News Supply Co.
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Decided March 9, 1953
Full case nameNLRB v. Rockaway News Supply Co.
Citations345 U.S. 71 ( more )
Holding
A collective bargaining agreement may include a stipulation that employees are required to cross pocket lines, or the agreement may include a stipulation that employees cannot be forced to cross picket lines.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson
Associate Justices
Hugo Black  · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter  · William O. Douglas
Robert H. Jackson  · Harold H. Burton
Tom C. Clark  · Sherman Minton
Case opinions
MajorityJackson
DissentBlack, joined by Douglas, Minton

NLRB v. Rockaway News Supply Co., 345 U.S. 71(1953), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a collective bargaining agreement may include a stipulation that employees are required to cross pocket lines, or the agreement may include a stipulation that employees cannot be forced to cross picket lines. [1] [2]

References

  1. NLRB v. Rockaway News Supply Co., 345 U.S. 71 (1953).
  2. Scully, Patrick R.; Weinstock, Ira (2012). Higgins, John E. (ed.). The Developing Labor Law (6th ed.). p. 1721-22, 1726.