Arbitration in labor-management disputes: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Arbitration in labor-management disputes,” part of the Unions area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 40 decisions, newest first

• Smith v. Spizzirri
  601 U.S. 472Decided May 16, 20249–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Bissonnette v. Lepage Bakeries Park St., LLC
  601 U.S. 246Decided April 12, 20249–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Viking River Cruises v. Moriana
  142 S. Ct. 1906Decided June 15, 20228–1Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon
  142 S. Ct. 1783Decided June 6, 20228–0Clarence Thomas
• Morgan v. Sundance, Inc.
  142 S. Ct. 1708Decided May 23, 20229–0Elena Kagan
• Badgerow v. Walters
  142 S. Ct. 1310Decided March 31, 20228–1Elena Kagan
• Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela
  139 S. Ct. 1407Decided April 24, 20195–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira
  139 S. Ct. 532Decided January 15, 20198–0Neil M. Gorsuch
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis
  138 S. Ct. 1612Decided May 21, 20185–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• Nitro-Lift Technologies, L.L.C. v. Eddie Lee Howard
  568 U.S. 17Decided November 26, 20129–0Per curiam
• Granite Rock Company v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  561 U.S. 287Decided June 24, 20107–2Clarence Thomas
• Rent-A-Center v. Antonio Jackson
  561 U.S. 63Decided June 21, 20105–4Antonin Scalia
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc.
  534 U.S. 279Decided January 15, 20026–3John Paul Stevens
• Major League Baseball Players Association v. Steve Garvey
  532 U.S. 504Decided May 14, 20018–1Per curiam
• Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Saint Clair Adams
  532 U.S. 105Decided March 21, 20015–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Ceasar Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corporation
  525 U.S. 70Decided November 16, 19989–0Antonin Scalia
• Air Line Pilots Association v. Robert A. Miller
  523 U.S. 866Decided May 26, 19987–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Litton Financial Printing Division v. National Labor Relations Board
  501 U.S. 190Decided June 13, 19915–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Robert D. Gilmer v. Interstate/johnson Lane Corporation
  500 U.S. 20Decided May 13, 19917–2Byron R. White
• United Paperworkers International Union v. Misco, Inc.
  484 U.S. 29Decided December 1, 19878–0Byron R. White
• AT&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications Workers of America
  475 U.S. 643Decided April 7, 19869–0Byron R. White
• Schneider Moving & Storage Co. v. Robbins
  466 U.S. 364Decided April 18, 19849–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Clayton v. International Union
  451 U.S. 679Decided May 26, 19815–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell
  451 U.S. 56Decided April 20, 19819–0William H. Rehnquist
• Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.
  450 U.S. 728Decided April 6, 19817–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Nolde Brothers, Inc. v. Local No. 358
  430 U.S. 243Decided March 7, 19777–2Warren E. Burger
• Buffalo Forge Co. v. United Steelworkers of America
  428 U.S. 397Decided July 6, 19765–4Byron R. White
• Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.
  424 U.S. 554Decided March 3, 19766–2Byron R. White
• International Union of Operating Engineers v. Flair Builders, Inc.
  406 U.S. 487Decided May 30, 19727–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks UnionAltered precedent
  398 U.S. 235Decided June 1, 19705–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox
  379 U.S. 650Decided January 25, 19658–1John M. Harlan II
• Independent Petroleum Workers of America, Inc. v. American Oil Co.
  379 U.S. 130Decided November 23, 19644–4
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Livingston
  376 U.S. 543Decided March 30, 19648–0John M. Harlan II
• Local Union No. 721 v. Needham Packing Co.
  376 U.S. 247Decided March 9, 19649–0John M. Harlan II
• Carey v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
  375 U.S. 261Decided January 6, 19646–2William O. Douglas
• Humphrey v. Moore
  375 U.S. 335Decided January 6, 19645–4Byron R. White
• Drake Bakeries Incorporated v. Local 50
  370 U.S. 254Decided June 18, 19627–1Byron R. White
• United Steelworkers of America v. American Manufacturing Co.
  363 U.S. 564Decided June 20, 19608–0William O. Douglas
• United Steelworkers of America v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.
  363 U.S. 574Decided June 20, 19607–1William O. Douglas
• United Steelworkers of America v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.
  363 U.S. 593Decided June 20, 19607–1William O. Douglas

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