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Plumbers Union v. Graham, 345 U.S. 192 (1953)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Plumbers Union v. Graham, 345 U.S. 192 (1953)
Plumbers Union v. Graham No. 86 Argued December 8, 1952 Decided March 16, 1953 345 U.S. 192
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA
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The Virginia Right to Work Statute, as construed by the highest court of that State, provides in substance that neither membership nor nonmembership in a labor union shall be made a condition of employment, and that a contract limiting employment to union members is against public policy.
Held:
1. A Virginia state court injunction against peaceful picketing which is carried on for purposes in conflict with the statute does not violate the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution. Pp. 193-201.
2. There was a reasonable basis in the evidence in this case for the state court’s finding that the picketing was for a purpose in conflict with the statute, since the immediate results of the picketing demonstrated its potential effectiveness as a practical means of putting pressure on the general contractor to eliminate from further participation all nonunion men or all subcontractors employing nonunion men on the project. Pp. 197-201.
Affirmed.
A Virginia state court issued a permanent injunction against picketing by petitioners which was found to be for a purpose in conflict with the Virginia Right to Work Statute. The Supreme Court of Appeals refused to hear an appeal, and in effect affirmed the decree. This Court granted certiorari. 344 U.S. 811. Affirmed, p. 201.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Plumbers Union v. Graham, 345 U.S. 192 (1953) in 345 U.S. 192 345 U.S. 193. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=68GC3YFDKH2FXPI.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Plumbers Union v. Graham, 345 U.S. 192 (1953), in 345 U.S. 192, page 345 U.S. 193. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=68GC3YFDKH2FXPI.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Plumbers Union v. Graham, 345 U.S. 192 (1953). cited in 1953, 345 U.S. 192, pp.345 U.S. 193. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=68GC3YFDKH2FXPI.
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