United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds v. Robinson (1981)
- Docket
- 81-61
- Decided
- 1981-01-01
Summary
Question: Did the Court of Appeals have authority to review the terms of a collective bargaining agreement under a reasonableness standard? Conclusion: No. Justice John Paul Stevens, writing for a unanimous court, reversed the court of appeals. The Supreme Court held that the LMRA does not have a reasonableness requirement. The relevant section of the LMRA is merely meant to protect employees from having their benefit funds used for other union purposes. The collective bargaining agreement did not violate any command of Congress, so the Court had no authority to modify its terms.