National Labor Relations Board v. ILA - U.S. Supreme Court - June 20, 1980

Supreme Court refuses to upset container handling rules of work preservation for longshoremen at U.S. ports

Following a strike by longshoremen in 1968_69 it was agreed, as part of the settlement, that if a container had been loaded within 50 miles of the port of sailing, by workers other than employees of the beneficial owner of the cargo, members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) must have the opportunity to unload and reload the container (strip and stuff) at the pier before loading it on the ship. Such opportunity was not required if payment of $1,000 was made to an ILA welfare fund which would be used to compensate surplus longshoremen.