Aliquippa in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Supreme Court Ruling

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2022

1. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Supreme Court Ruling Marker

Inscription.
In a landmark ruling on April 12, 1937, the US Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Act in the case of the National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. The company had fired unionized workers at its Aliquippa plant here, but the court ordered their reinstatement and established workers' rights to organize and bargain collectively.

Erected 2018 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1862.

Location. 40° 37.178′ N, 80° 14.57′ W. Marker is in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is on Station Street east of Constitution Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aliquippa PA 15001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Colonial Residents (within shouting distance of this marker); Aliquippa Works (within shouting distance of this marker); Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Passenger Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a

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direct line); B.F. Jones Memorial Library (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tried Stone Baptist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of First Mass (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Down The Ohio (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aliquippa.

More about this marker. Previous marker was replaced with this newer one.

Also see . . .
1. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Aliquippa historical markers missing for anniversary of landmark labor ruling. April 11, 2015 article in the Beaver County Times (Submitted on July 25, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

3. One of two stolen historical markers to be replaced Saturday in Aliquippa. The Times website entry (April 13, 2016) (Submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional commentary.
1. Markers replaced
A Google Earth view dated September 2021 shows the PHMC marker has been replaced, but the missing plaque and stele has been replaced by by a headstone-like memorial.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2022

2. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Supreme Court Ruling Marker
— Submitted August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.

Markers replaced, September 2021 image. Click for full size.

via Google Earth, 2021

3. Markers replaced, September 2021

The original plaque has been replaced by a stone monument

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2022

4. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Supreme Court Ruling Marker

This memorial is dedicated to all the members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, Tin, Workers of America, Beaver Valley Lodge No. 200 whose courage, sacrifice and devotion to the ideals of free collective bargaining were instrumental in the United States Supreme Court rendering a favorable decision on the constitutionality of the Wagner Act in National Labor Relations Board vs. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. 301 U.S. 1, April 12, 1937. Local 1211 District 10
Workers named in case
Harry Phillips, President, Lodge 200 A.A.I.S.T.W. of America
Angelo Volpe, Vice President, Lodge 200 A.A.I.S.T.W. of America
Martin Gerstner, Financial Secretary, Lodge 200 A.A.I.S.T.W. of America
Domenic Brandy, Trustee, Lodge 200 A.A.I.S.T.W. of America
Angelo Rassano, Tractor Operator
Royal Boyer, Nail Machine Operator
Eli Bozich, Laborer
Martin Dunn, Craneman
George Morall, Machinist's Helper
Ronald Cox, Craneman
Dedicated on Labor Day September 6, 1976
Bicentennial year of the American Revolution
Rededicated April 16, 2016

NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Supreme Court Ruling image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Harris & Ewing, April 12, 1937

5. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Supreme Court Ruling

Author and sponsor of Wagner Labor Relations congratulate each other on Supreme Court decision. Washington, D.C. April 12. Today was a happy one for Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York, author of the Wagner Labor Relations Act, and Senator David I. Walsh, (right) of Massachusetts, who sponsored the bill in the United States Senate. They were together as they heard the Supreme Court uphold the validity of the act today--unanimously in the cases of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., and the Washington, Virginia and Maryland Coach Co. The decision was hailed by the government as one of its greatest victories in court. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,859 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on November 7, 2022, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on November 28, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.