MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF LAW at ANDOVER
-------SYLLABUS for LABOR LAW
PROFESSOR FREDERICK T. GOLDER
(781) 334-4284
Email: ftgolder@verizon.net
REQUIRED READING: Assigned cases and statutes
Cases and Materials on Labor Law, by Cox, et al., Foundation Press, 13th Edition
(2001), Statutory Supplement, 13th Edition, (2001)
Additional Assignments:
Preparation and oral argument of cases assigned
Written presentation of selected cases
Grading:
Oral argument of cases
Written presentation of cases
Classroom participation
Final Examination
20%
10%
10%
60%
Ethical Issues:
(1)
Advising client to avoid unionization.
(2)
Advising client to discharge an employee who is a strong union supporter.
(3)
Counseling client to replace strikers with non-union employees.
(4)
Counseling union client to make it difficult for a union member to run for
union office.
(5)
Counseling client to bargain with union in a way that will not be in good
faith.
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Introduction
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2
History of Labor Relations Law
A. The Labor Injunction
Cases:
Vegelahn v. Gunter
Plant v. Woods
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B. Antitrust Laws
Cases:
Loewe v. Lawlor
Duplex Printing Press Co. v. Deering
3
Legislative and Constitutional Protections
Norris-LaGuardia Act
Wagner Act
Taft-Hartley Act
Landrum-Griffin Act
Cases:
Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader
United States v. Hutcheson
Burlington Northern RR Co. v. Bro. of Maintenance
Employees
Thornhill v. Alabama
4
of Way
Establishment of the Collective Bargaining Relationship
Protection of the Right of Self-Organization
Cases:
N.L.R.B. v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.,
167 L.R.R.M. 2164 (2001).
Republic Aviation Corp. v. NLRB
U.S.
, 121 S.Ct. 1861,
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Cases:
Lechmere, Inc. v. NLRB
NLRB v. Gissel Packing Co.
Midland National Life Insurance Co. v. Local 304A, United Food & Commercial
Workers
Operating Engineers Local 49 v. NLRB
Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Mfg. Co.
Phelps Dodge Corp. v. NLRB
BE&K Construction Co. v. NLRB, U.S. , 122 S.Ct. 2390, 70 U.S.L.W. 4647,
170 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2225 (2002).
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Selection of Representatives
Cases:
2
American Hospital Ass'n v. NLRB
Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service v. NLRB
Leedom v. Kyne
Linden Lumber Div., Summer Co. v. NLRB (Union)
Brooks v. NLRB
NLRB v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
Allentown Mack Sales and Service, Inc. v. NLRB
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Negotiation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Cases:
J.I. Case Co. v. NLRB
Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community Org.
Steele v. Louisville Nashville RR Co.
Detroit Edison Co. v. NLRB
NLRB v. Insurance Agents' International Union
NLRB v. Katz
NLRB v. American National Insurance Co.
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Cases:
NLRB v. Wooster Div. of Borg-Warner Corp.
Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. NLRB
First National Maintenance Corp. v. NLRB
United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 150-A v.
(Dubuque Packing Co.)
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NLRB
Cases:
Allied Chemical Workers v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass
H.K. Porter Co. v. NLRB
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Strikes, Boycotts, and Picketing
Cases:
NLRB v. City Disposal Systems, Inc.
Eastex, Inc. v. NLRB
NLRB v. Local 1229, IBEW
NLRB v. Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co.
NLRB v. Erie Resistor Co.
American Shipbuilding Co. v. NLRB
NLRB v. Great Dane Trailers, Inc.
Metropolitan Edison Co. v. NLRB
Teamsters, Local 695 v. Vogt, Inc.
Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Fla. Gulf Coast Bldg. Constr. Trades Council
Hudgens v. NLRB
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Cases:
3
NLRB v. Denver Bldg. & Constr. Trades Council
Local 761, IUEW v. NLRB
NLRB v. Fruit and Vegetable Packers, Local 760
National Woodwork Mfr's Ass'n v. NLRB
NLRB v. Radio & Television Broadcast Engrs., Local
NLRB v. Gamble Enterprises, Inc.
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1212
Administration and Enforcement of Collective Bargaining Agreements
Cases:
Textile Workers Union v. Lincoln Mills
United Steelworkers v. American Mfg. Co.
United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation
Litton Financial Printing Div. v. NLRB
United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel Car Corp.
Co.
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Cases:
United Paperworkers International Union v. Misco,
Inc.
Boys Market, Inc. v. Retail Clerks' Local 770
Buffalo Forge Co. v. United Steelworkers of
America
Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp.
Eastern Associated Coal Corp. v. United Mine Workers of America, District 17,
531 U.S. 57, 121 S.Ct. 462, 148 L.Ed.2d 354, 165 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2865
(2000).
Successorship
Cases:
Fall River Dying Finishing Corp. v. NLRB
Golden State Bottling Co. v. NLRB
Howard Johnson Co. v. Detroit Local Executive Bd.
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Labor and the Anti-Trust Laws
Cases:
United Mine Workers of America v. Pennington
Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters v.
Tea Co.
Connell Constr. Co. v. Plumbers and Steamfitters
No. 100
American Federation of Musicians v. Carroll
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Federal Preemption
Cases:
4
Jewel
Local Union
San Diego Bldg. Trades Council v. Garmon
Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Lodge 76, Intern. Assn. of Machinists v. Wis.
Relations Board
Brown v. Hotel Restaurant Employees, Local 54
DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of
Teamsters
Local 24, Teamsters v. Oliver
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Massachusetts
New York Tel Co. v. New York Dept. of Labor
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Joiners, Local 25
Employment
Cases:
Belknap, Inc. v. Hale
Lingle v. Norge Div. of Magic Chef, Inc.
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Individual and the Union
Cases:
Air Line Pilots Ass'n Intern. v. O'Neill
Vaca v. Sipes
Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.
Bowen v. United States Postal Service
Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile
NLRB v. General Motors Corp.
International Association of Machinists v. Street
Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc.
Local 357, Teamsters v. NLRB
NLRB v. Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co.
Scofield v. NLRB
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Cases:
Pattern Makers' League of North America v. NLRB
Finnegan v. Leu
Sheet Metal Workers' Int'l Ass'n v. Lynn
Salzhandler v. Caputo
International Bro. of Boilermakers v. Hardeman
Mitchell v. International Ass'n of Machinists
Falsetti v. Local 2026, United Mine Workers
Calhoun v. Harvey
Local 3489, Steelworkers v. Usery
Steelworkers v. Sadlowski
Highway Truck Drivers, Local 107 v. Cohen
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Review
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Workers