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Administrative Law Keyed to Breyer
Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.
Citation:
303 U.S. 41 (1938)Facts
The Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation was engaging in unfair labor practices at its Quincy, Massachusetts plant. The NLRB filed a formal complaint asserting that Bethlehem dominated and interfered with a labor organization known as the “Plan of Representation of Employees.” The NLRB scheduled a hearing for April 27, 1936. Before the hearing could take place, Bethlehem filed a bill in equity in federal district court seeking to enjoin the NLRB officials from holding the hearing, claiming that its operations did not affect interstate commerce and therefore the NLRB lacked jurisdiction. Bethlehem argued that merely participating in the hearing would cause irreparable harm through costs, lost employee time, and disruption of labor relations. The district court issued a preliminary injunction, which was affirmed by the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
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