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Southern Steamship Company v. National Labor Relations Board

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Southern Steamship Co. v. NLRB
Decided April 6, 1942
Full case nameSouthern Steamship Company v. National Labor Relations Board
Citations316 U.S. 31 (more)
Holding
Under admiralty law, a strike by seaman on board a vessel that is docked in a port other than its home port is unprotected.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Harlan F. Stone
Associate Justices
Owen Roberts · Hugo Black
Stanley F. Reed · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Frank Murphy
James F. Byrnes · Robert H. Jackson
Case opinions
MajorityByrnes
DissentReed, joined by Black, Douglas, Murphy
Laws applied
National Labor Relations Act

Southern Steamship Co. v. NLRB, 316 U.S. 31 (1942), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that under admiralty law, a strike by seaman on board a vessel that is docked in a port other than its home port is unprotected.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Southern Steamship Co. v. NLRB, 316 U.S. 31 (1942).
  2. ^ Lareau, N. Peter (May 2014) [2003]. Labor and Employment Law. pp. 19–26.
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