MAGNESIUM CASTING CO. v. NLRB

No. 370.

401 U.S. 137 (1971)

MAGNESIUM CASTING CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Chandler argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Jerome H. Somers.

Norton J. Come argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Wm. Terry Bray, Arnold Ordman, and Dominick L. Manoli.

Briefs of amici curiae urging reversal were filed by Jerry Kronenberg and Alan Raywid for the Terminal Freight Cooperative Association, and by William L. Dennis for Olson Bodies, Inc.

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed by Bernard Kleiman, Elliot Bredhoff, Michael H. Gottesman, and George H. Cohen for the United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, and by Benjamin Rubenstein for International Union, U. A. W.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 3 (b) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, 61 Stat. 139, 73 Stat. 542, 29 U. S. C. § 153 (b), authorizes the National Labor Relations Board to delegate to its regional directors the power to determine the unit appropriate for collective bargaining.1 The Board accordingly adopted rules delegating to its regional directors its powers to determine representation...

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