Textile Workers v. Darlington Manufacturing Company

Textile Workers v. Darlington Manufacturing Company, 380 U.S. 263 (1965), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that it was not an unfair labor practice for an employer to close a business, even if the closing is due to anti-union animus.[1][2] The court reasoned that certain employer decision, such as plant closings, were "management prerogatives" and thus not subject to review under National Labor Relations Act.[1]:291[3]

Textile Workers v. Darlington Manufacturing Company
Argued December 9–10, 1964
Decided March 29, 1965
Full case nameTextile Workers Union of America v. Darlington Manufacturing Company, et al.
Citations380 U.S. 263 (more)
85 S. Ct. 994; 13 L. Ed. 2d 827
Case history
PriorDarlington Mfg. Co. v. NLRB, 325 F.2d 682 (4th Cir. 1963); cert. granted, 377 U.S. 903 (1964).
Holding
"It is not an unfair labor practice for an employer to close his entire business, even if the closing is due to antiunion animus."
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinion
MajorityHarlan, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Clark, Brennan, White
Stewart and Goldberg took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Opinion of the Court

Associate Justice John M. Harlan II authored the opinion of the Court.[1]

References
  1. Textile Workers v. Darlington Mfg. Co., 380 U.S. 263 (1965).
  2. Modjeska, Lee (1986). "Labor and the Warren Court". Industrial Relations Law Journal. 8 (4): 491. JSTOR 24049736.
  3. Collingsworth, Terry (1993). "Resurrecting the National Labor Relations Act—Plant Closings and Runaway Shops in a Global Economy". Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law. 14 (1): 85. JSTOR 24050616.
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