Textile Workers v. Darlington Manufacturing Company
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Textile Workers v. Darlington Manufacturing Company | |
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Argued December 9–10, 1964 Decided March 29, 1965 | |
Full case name | Textile Workers Union of America v. Darlington Manufacturing Company, et al. |
Citations | 380 U.S. 263 (more) 85 S. Ct. 994; 13 L. Ed. 2d 827 |
Case history | |
Prior | Darlington Mfg. Co. v. NLRB, 325 F.2d 682 (4th Cir. 1963); cert. granted, 377 U.S. 903 (1964). |
Holding | |
"It is not an unfair labor practice for an employer to close his entire business, even if the closing is due to antiunion animus." | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Harlan, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Clark, Brennan, White |
Stewart and Goldberg took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
Textile Workers v. Darlington Manufacturing Company, 380 U.S. 263 (1965), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that it was not an unfair labor practice for an employer to close a business, even if the closing is due to anti-union animus.[1][2] The court reasoned that certain employer decision, such as plant closings, were "management prerogatives" and thus not subject to review under National Labor Relations Act.[1]: 291 [3]
Opinion of the Court
Associate Justice John M. Harlan II authored the opinion of the Court.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Textile Workers v. Darlington Mfg. Co., 380 U.S. 263 (1965).
- ^ Modjeska, Lee (1986). "Labor and the Warren Court". Industrial Relations Law Journal. 8 (4): 491. JSTOR 24049736.
- ^ Collingsworth, Terry (1993). "Resurrecting the National Labor Relations Act—Plant Closings and Runaway Shops in a Global Economy". Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law. 14 (1): 85. JSTOR 24050616.
External links
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- Text of Textile Workers v. Darlington Mfg. Co., 380 U.S. 263 (1965) is available from: Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)