TODAY IN LABOR HISTORY: February 19, 1975 - Weingarten Rights Established via NLRB v. J. Weingarten Inc

The U.S. Supreme Court decides in favor of sales clerk Leura Collins and her union, the Retail Clerks, in NLRB v. J. Weingarten Inc.—the case establishing that workers have a right to request the presence of their union steward if they believe they are to be disciplined for a workplace infraction - February 19, 1975