National Labor Relations Board v. Wooster Division of Borg-Warner Corp.
356 U.S. 342 · Decided May 5, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Wooster Division of Borg-Warner Corp. was decided on May 5, 1958 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management bargaining” in the Unions area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 356 U.S. 342 · 78 S. Ct. 718 · 2 L. Ed. 2d 823 · 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1816
- Docket number
- 53
- Decided
- May 5, 1958
- Argued
- November 20, 1957
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management bargaining
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- National Labor Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Dissent |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Wooster Division of Borg-Warner Corp.
SCDB identifiers: case 1957-087, docket 1957-087-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Labor-management bargaining”
- National Labor Relations Board v. Fant Milling Co.
- National Labor Relations Board v. Lion Oil Co.
- National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union
- National Labor Relations Board v. Truitt Manufacturing Co.
- Brooks v. National Labor Relations Board
- National Labor Relations Board v. Katz
Cases on the same legal provision: National Labor Relations Act
- International Association of Machinists v. Gonzales
- International Union v. Russell
- National Labor Relations Board v. Duval Jewelry Company of Miami, Inc.
- Lewis v. National Labor Relations Board
- Local 1976 v. National Labor Relations Board
- National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America
Same Term, same area (Unions)
- National Labor Relations Board v. District 50
- Local 1976 v. National Labor Relations Board
- National Labor Relations Board v. Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local Unions Nos. 338 and 680
- National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error