CHEMICAL WORKERS v. PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO.

No. 70-32.

404 U.S. 157 (1971)

ALLIED CHEMICAL & ALKALI WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL UNION NO. 1 v. PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO., CHEMICAL DIVISION, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 8, 1971


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mortimer Riemer argued the cause for petitioner in No. 70-32. With him on the brief was Lawrence M. Oberdank. Norton J. Come argued the cause for petitioner in No. 70-39. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Richard B. Stone, Arnold Ordman, Dominick L. Manoli, and Nancy M. Sherman.

Guy Farmer argued the cause for respondents in both cases. With him on the brief was Nicholas R. Criss, Jr.

Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed by J. Albert Woll, Laurence Gold, Thomas E. Harris, and Stephen I. Schlossberg for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations et al., and by Harold Edgar, David H. Marlin, and Robert J. Mozer for the National Council of Senior Citizens.

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed by Milton A. Smith, Lawrence M. Cohen, and Gerard C. Smetana for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States; by Lambert H. Miller and Richard D. Godown for the National Association of Manufacturers of the United States; and by William C. Treanor and John W. Whittlesey for Union Carbide Corp.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under the National Labor Relations Act, as amended mandatory subjects of collective bargaining include pension and insurance benefits for active employees,1 and an employer's mid-term unilateral modification of such benefits constitutes an unfair labor practice.2 This cause presents the question whether a mid...

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