LONGSHOREMEN v. ARIADNE CO.

No. 231.

397 U.S. 195 (1970)

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1416, AFL-CIO v. ARIADNE SHIPPING CO., LTD., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 9, 1970


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seymour M. Waldman argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Louis Waldman, Martin Markson, and Seymour A. Gopman.

Richard M. Leslie argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Thomas H. Anderson.

Solicitor General Griswold, Arnold Ordman, Dominick L. Manoli, and Norton J. Come filed a memorandum for the National Labor Relations Board as amicus curiae.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented here is whether the National Labor Relations Act, 49 Stat. 449, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 151 et seq., pre-empts state jurisdiction to enjoin peaceful picketing protesting substandard wages paid by foreign-flag vessels to American longshoremen working in American ports. The Florida courts held that there was no pre-emption, citing ...

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