NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

n the 1930s, Congress created many agencies dealing with commerce and labor relations. One agency was the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). When the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation fired some workers who were attempting to unionize their plant, the NLRB ruled that the company had to rehire the workers and give them back pay. This was the beginning of the expansion of the power of Congress under the Commerce clause, as the Supreme Court held that the NLRB was constituional and had to power to make its ruling.

The text of the marker reads:

"In a landmark ruling on April 12, 1937, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. The company had fired unionized workers at its Aliquippa plant here, but the court ordered their reinstatement and established workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively."

Marker Name: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Supreme Court Ruling County: Beaver Date Dedicated: 04/08/2000 Marker Type: Roadside Location: Franklin Ave. & Route 51, Aliquippa Category: Government & Politics 20th Century, Labor Website: [Web Link]

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