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INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION v. ALLIED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

No. 80-1663.

456 U.S. 212 (1982)

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION, AFL-CIO, ET AL. v. ALLIED INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 20, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest L. Mathews, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Thomas W. Gleason and Charles R. Goldburg.

Duane R. Batista argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Danielle E. DeBenedictis, David M. Saltiel, and Steven R. Berger.

Deputy Solicitor General Wallace argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Lee, Harriet S. Shapiro, Norton J. Come, Joseph E. Mayer, and James Holcomb.*

JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question for our decision is whether a refusal by an American longshoremen's union to unload cargoes shipped from the Soviet Union is an illegal secondary boycott under § 8(b)(4) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 61 Stat. 141, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 158(b)(4).

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On January 9, 1980, Thomas Gleason, president of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), ordered...

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