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Textile Workers Union v Lincoln Mills

353 U.S. 448 (1957)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year1957
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Section 301 of the LMRA authorizes federal courts to develop federal common law enforcing collective bargaining agreements, including arbitration clauses.

Key Principle

Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act authorizes federal courts to fashion a body of federal common law to enforce collective bargaining agreements, including agreements to arbitrate.

Area of Law

arbitration

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