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.
NLRB v. Jones and Laughlin Supreme Court Ruling. . 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 and 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.
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.
Location. 40° 37.178′ N, 80° 14.57′ W. Marker is in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. Marker 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.
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A Google Earth view dated September 2021 shows the PHMC marker has been replaced, but the missing plaque and stele has been replaced by by a headstone-like memorial.
— Submitted
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 4, 2022
2. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Supreme Court Ruling Marker
August 18, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
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The original plaque has been replaced by a stone monument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
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 November 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,978 times since then and 37 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.