IBEW vs. the City of Palm Springs et al. Records
Collection Number: 5369
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library
Title:
IBEW vs. the City of Palm Springs
et al. Records, 1957
Collection Number:
5369
Creator:
Stephenson, Walter L.;
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Quantity:
0.3 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Records (documents).
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and
Archives, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Briefs and petitions relating to "right to work" case in
District Court of the State of California, 4th District, 4th Civil No. 5592, Oct.
15, 1957.
Language:
Collection material in English
This case questions the legality of a "right to work" ordinance enacted by a
municipality in a state where such legislation does not exist.
The case in point, Walter L. Stephenson vs. the City of Palm Springs, California, was
initially entered before the Superior Court of the State of California. The Court
ruled in favor of the plaintiff that the City could not enforce the ordinance. The
City thereupon appealed the decision to the District Court of Appeals, which
sustained the lower court.
Among the questions posed by the appellant were: may municipalities within the State
of California enact right to work ordinances? Does the Taft-Hartley Act apply
despite the fact that interstate commerce cannot be shown? Does the pre-emption of
Sec 14(b) to state and territorial law apply to municipalities as well? And can the
ordinance be applied to employees dealing strictly in intrastate commerce? The
answers to these questions are dealt with in depth throughout the testimony.
Names:
Stephenson, Walter L.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
California. District Court (4th Disctrict)
Subjects:
Right to labor
Unemployment -- California.
Form and Genre Terms:
Records (documents)
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Cite As:
IBEW vs. the City of Palm Springs et al. Records #5369. Kheel Center for
Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
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Oct. 15, 1957.
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 | 1957 | |
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Oct. 15, 1957.
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 | 1957 | |
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Oct. 15, 1957.
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 | 1957 | |
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Oct. 15, 1957.
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 | 1957 | |
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Oct. 15, 1957.
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