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Labor Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc., 339 U.S. 563 (1950)
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Labor Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc., 339 U.S. 563 (1950)
National Labor Relations Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc. No. 434 Argued April 18, 1950 Decided May 15, 1950 339 U.S. 563
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
After a hearing from which the employer withdrew without introducing any evidence, the National Labor Relations Board issued an order requiring the employer, who was engaged in interstate commerce within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act, to cease and desist from certain unfair labor practices. Subsequently, the Board petitioned the Court of Appeals for enforcement of this order. The employer moved for leave to adduce additional evidence, alleging in substance that it had complied with the order and that the union which had been certified by the Board as bargaining representative no longer represented a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit. The Court of Appeals ordered the case referred back to the Board with directions to take evidence and report whether the order had been complied with, if so, whether the matter should not be dismissed as moot, and, if not, what recommendations the Board had to make.
Held: the order of the Court of Appeals is vacated, and enforcement of the Board’s order must be decreed under § 10(e), unless "extraordinary circumstances" are pleaded which justify the employer’s failure to urge its objections before the Board. Pp. 564-570.
(a) An employer’s compliance with an order of the Board does not render the cause moot nor deprive the Board of its opportunity to secure enforcement from an appropriate court, since a Board order imposes a continuing obligation, and the Board is entitled to have a resumption of the unfair practice barred by an enforcement decree. Pp. 567-568.
(b) That the employer doubts the certified union’s ability to muster a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit does not justify denial of an enforcement decree. P. 568.
(c) Although a motion for leave to adduce additional evidence pursuant to § 10(e) of the National Labor Relations Act is "addressed to the sound judicial discretion of the court," the power of the court to order the taking of additional evidence cannot be employed to enlarge the statutory scope of judicial review. Pp. 569-570.
Order vacated.
The case is stated in the opinion. The opinion of the Court of Appeals is reported in 25 L.R.R.M. 2295. The order of the Court of Appeals is vacated, p. 570.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Labor Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc., 339 U.S. 563 (1950) in 339 U.S. 563 339 U.S. 564. Original Sources, accessed November 25, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PZHPPPAR99LIK8K.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Labor Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc., 339 U.S. 563 (1950), in 339 U.S. 563, page 339 U.S. 564. Original Sources. 25 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PZHPPPAR99LIK8K.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Labor Board v. Mexia Textile Mills, Inc., 339 U.S. 563 (1950). cited in 1950, 339 U.S. 563, pp.339 U.S. 564. Original Sources, retrieved 25 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PZHPPPAR99LIK8K.
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