NLRB v. AMAX COAL CO.

No. 80-692.

453 U.S. 322 (1981)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. AMAX COAL CO., A DIVISION OF AMAX, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrison Combs argued the cause for petitioners in No. 80-289. With him on the briefs were J. Craig Kuhn, Melvin P. Stein, and James C. Kuhn III.

Harlon L. Dalton argued the cause for the National Labor Relations Board in both cases. On the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Andrew J. Levander, Robert E. Allen, Norton J. Come, Linda Sher, and Richard B. Bader.

Daniel F. Gruender argued the cause for respondent Amax Coal Co., a Division of Amax, Inc., in both cases. With him on the brief was Raymond K. Denworth, Jr.


JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

This litigation concerns the relationship between two important provisions of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (LMRA).1 Section 8 (b) (1) (B) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended by § 101 of the LMRA, 61 Stat. 141, makes it an unfair labor practice for a union "to restrain or coerce . . . an employer in the selection of...

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