Labor-management right to organize: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Labor-management right to organize,” part of the Unions area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 6 decisions, newest first

• Harris v. QuinnLaw held unconstitutional
  573 U.S. 616Decided June 30, 20145–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• National Labor Relations Board v. Baptist Hospital, Inc.
  442 U.S. 773Decided June 20, 19799–0Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• National Labor Relations Board v. Baylor University Medical Center
  439 U.S. 9Decided October 30, 19786–3Per curiam
• Central Hardware Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  407 U.S. 539Decided June 22, 19726–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Office Employes International Union v. National Labor Relations Board
  353 U.S. 313Decided May 6, 19575–4Tom C. Clark
• National Labor Relations Board v. E. C. Atkins & Co.
  331 U.S. 398Decided May 19, 19476–3Frank Murphy

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