NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc.

NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 18, 1974 Decided February 19, 1975
Full case name	National Labor Relations Board v. J. Weingarten, Inc.
Citations	420 U.S. 251 (more) 95 S. Ct. 959; 43 L. Ed. 2d 171; 1975 U.S. LEXIS 136
Case history
Prior	NLRB found employer had engaged in unfair employment practice under National Labor Relations Act, 202 N.L.R.B. 446 (1973), decision reversed based on impermissible construction of statute, 485 F.2d 1135 (5th Cir. 1973)
Subsequent	Judgment reversed and remanded with direction to enter judgment enforcing NLRB's order.
Holding
In unionized workplaces, employees have the right under the National Labor Relations Act to the presence of a union steward during any management inquiry that the employee reasonably believes may result in discipline.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr. Potter Stewart · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinions
Majority	Brennan, joined by Douglas, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Rehnquist
Dissent	Burger
Dissent	Powell, joined by Stewart
Laws applied
29 U.S.C. § 157 (Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act)

NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc., 420 U.S. 251 (1975), is a United States labor law case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. It held that employees in unionized workplaces have the right under the National Labor Relations Act to the presence of a union steward during any management inquiry that the employee reasonably believes may result in discipline.