· 12/8/1971
Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
Citations
- 404 U.S. 157
- 92 S. Ct. 383
- 30 L. Ed. 2d 341
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 121
- 1 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1019
- 78 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2974
How courts have described this case
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- holding that retirees are not “employees” covered by the collective-bargaining provisions of the National Labor Relations Act
- holding that because retirees are no longer members of the bargaining unit, the union has no duty to represent them in negotiations with the employer
- concluding that the future retirement benefits of active workers were subject to mandatory bargaining because those benefits were part of their overall compensation
- concluding that the future retirement benefits of active workers were subject to mandatory bargaining because those benefits were part of their overall compensation
- holding that union owes no fair duty of representation to former workers who are retirees
- holding that \remedy for a unilateral mid-term modification to a permissive term lies in an action for breach of contract\
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Judges: Brennan, Douglas
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