Greene v. Dayton’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[W]here, as here, Congress has chosen not to create a national labor policy in a particular field, the states remain free to legislate as they see fit, and may apply their own views of proper public policy to the collective bargaining process insofar as it is subject to their jurisdiction. We find nothing in the National Labor Relations Act to suggest that Congress intended to preempt such state action by legislating for the entire field. Indeed, we draw precisely the opposite inference from Congress's exclusion of agricultural employees from the Act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. City of Seattle

2. “Although Congress exempted domestic service workers from the NLRA, Congress did not demonstrate an intent to shield these workers from all regulation.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. City of Seattle

3. “[F]ederal courts are unable to order state officials to conform their conduct to state law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Harrington v. Strong