Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.
- Decided
- June 3, 1957
- Docket
- 211
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 2,816 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that § 301(a) expresses a federal policy in favor of the enforceability of labor contracts — US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett (2002)
- holding that, because collective bargaining agreements require uniform interpretation, federal law based on "the policy of our national labor laws” must substitute for state law — Saleh v. Titan Corp. (2009)
- holding that Section 301 authorizes federal courts to fashion and apply federal law in enforcing Section 301 rights — Champion International Corporation v. United Paperworkers International Union and Its Local No. 371, Defendants (1985)
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How the opinion begins
[*449] Mr. Justice Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Petitioner-union entered into a collective bargaining agreement in 1953 with respondent-employer, the agreement to run one year and from year to year thereafter, unless terminated on specified notices. The agreement provided that there would be no strikes or work stoppages and that grievances would be handled pursuant to a specified procedure. The last step in the grievance procedure — a step that could be taken by either party — was arbitration.
This controversy involves several grievances that concern work loads and work assignments. The grievances were processed through the various steps in the grievance procedure and were finally denied by the employer. The union requested arbitration, and the employer refused. Thereupon the union brought this suit in the District Court to compel arbitration.
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Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala., 353 U.S. 448 (1957)Read the full opinion
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