Union polling by employers.(US Supreme Court overturns Allentown Mack Sales and Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board)

From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: March 1, 1998| Author: Bohling, Brinton E. | Copyright information

The US Supreme Court decided to overturn a decision made by the National Labor Relations Board to force Allentown Mack (AM) to resume negotiations with Local Lodge 724, a local chapter of the Machinists Union. During job interviews after AM was bought out, some employees indicated to the new management that union support was waning. AM conducted a poll of the employees, who voted 19 to 13 against the union.

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