AT&T TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA et al. (1986)

AT&T TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA et al.
	Term: 1985
Important Dates
	Argued: January 22, 1986
	Decided: April 7, 1986
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall

AT&T TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 1986. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1986.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Arbitration (in the context of labor-management or employer-employee relations) (cf. arbitration)
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 475 U.S. 643
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Byron White

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.