United Food & Commercial Workers v. Brown Group, Inc. (1995)
- Docket
- 95-340
- Decided
- 1995-01-01
Summary
Question: May a labor union sue on behalf of its members over alleged violations of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act? Conclusion: Yes. In a unanimous decision, authored by Justice David H. Souter, the Court held that the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act grants unions authority to sue for damages on behalf of their members. Therefore, the union had standing to bring such an action. Justice Souter wrote that the court's ruling was based on previous decisions that state that "an organization may sue to redress its members' injuries even without a showing of injury to the association itself."