Pattern Makers League of North America v NLRB

Pattern Makers League of North America v NLRB, 473 US 95 (1985) is a US labor law case, concerning the right to organize.

Pattern Makers League of North America v NLRB
CourtUS Supreme Court
Citation(s)473 US 95 (1985)
Keywords
Right to organize

Facts

The Pattern Makers League’s constitution said resignations from the union were not permitted during a strike. It fined 10 members for resigning during a strike. The employer claimed to the National Labor Relations Board that the fine was an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 §158(b)(1)(A).

The NLRB held it was an unfair labor practice. The Court of Appeals upheld the NLRB.

Judgment

The Supreme Court, Powell J giving a 5 to 4 opinion, held that fines cannot be enforced against non-union members. The proviso in §158(b)(1)(A) allowing unions to have rules for ‘retention of membership’ does not allow rules restricting resignations from union membership during a strike.

Blackmun, Brennan, Marshall, Stevens J dissented.

See also
  • US labor law

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