NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin
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This marker tells how the U. S. Supreme Court upheld the legality of the NLRB and its ruling supporting fired steel workers.
Waymark Code: WMEDAC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2012
Views: 2
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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