TEXTRON LYCOMING RECIPROCATING ENGINE DIV., AVCO CORP. v. AUTOMOBILE WORKERS

No. 97-463.

523 U.S. 653 (1998)

TEXTRON LYCOMING RECIPROCATING ENGINE DIVISION, AVCO CORP. v. UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA, et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided May 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy B. Dyk argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Andrew M. Kramer and Daniel H. Bromberg.

Stephen A. Yokich argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Daniel W. Sherrick, Marsha S. Berzon, James B. Coppess, and Laurence Gold.*

Scalia, J.,delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, and Ginsburg, JJ.,joined. Stevens, J.,filed a concurring opinion, p. 662. Breyer, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, p. 662.


Justice Scalia, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The sole question presented for review is whether federal courts have subject-matter jurisdiction of this case under § 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, 61 Stat. 156, 29 U. S. C. § 185(a).

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Petitioner, Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engine Division (Textron), employs at its Williamsport, Pennsylvania, plant approximately 500 members of respondents, the United Automobile...

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