''Detroit Edison Co v NLRB'', 440 US 301 (1979) is a
US labor law
United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the US. Labor law's basic aim is to remedy the " inequality of bargaining power" between employees and employers, especially employers "organized in ...
case, concerning the
right to organize.
Facts
The union claimed that it had the right, for collective bargaining, to information about the employer's testing program. It had a test battery the employer used, and scores of individual employees. There was a grievance over whether an employer breached a seniority clause in a collective agreement, hiring outside instead of internal promotions.
Judgment
The Supreme Court, 5 to 4, struck down the
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an Independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States that enforces United States labor law, U.S. labor law in relation to collect ...
order giving the union the access to data. Providing individual test scores went too far, and should only be available with individual employee consent.
Stevens, White, Brennan, Marshall J dissented.
See also
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US labor law
United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the US. Labor law's basic aim is to remedy the " inequality of bargaining power" between employees and employers, especially employers "organized in ...
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