Labor-management secondary activity: 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 secondary activity,” part of the Unions area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 12 decisions, newest first

• Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
  481 U.S. 429Decided April 28, 19879–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Edward J. Debartolo Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
  463 U.S. 147Decided June 24, 19839–0John Paul Stevens
• National Labor Relations Board v. Retail Store Employees Union
  447 U.S. 607Decided June 20, 19806–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local 825
  400 U.S. 297Decided January 12, 19717–2Thurgood Marshall
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.
  394 U.S. 369Decided March 25, 19694–3John M. Harlan II
• National Labor Relations Board v. Servette, Inc.
  377 U.S. 46Decided April 20, 19649–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• National Labor Relations Board v. Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local Unions Nos. 338 and 680
  357 U.S. 345Decided June 23, 19586–3Per curiam
• Local 1976 v. National Labor Relations Board
  357 U.S. 93Decided June 16, 19586–3Felix Frankfurter
• National Labor Relations Board v. International Rice Milling Co., Inc.
  341 U.S. 665Decided June 4, 19519–0Harold H. Burton
• National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Building & Construction Trades Council
  341 U.S. 675Decided June 4, 19516–3Harold H. Burton
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. National Labor Relations Board
  341 U.S. 694Decided June 4, 19516–3Harold H. Burton
• Local 74 v. National Labor Relations Board
  341 U.S. 707Decided June 4, 19516–3Harold H. Burton

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