— Also termed Garmon doctrine. See COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE. [Cases: Labor Relations 45. C.J.S. Labor Relations § 23.]
Garmon preemption
Labor law. A doctrine prohibiting state and local regulation of activities that are actually or arguably (1) protected by the National Labor Relations Act’s rules relating to the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively, or (2) prohibited by the National Labor Relations Act’s provision that governs unfair labor practices. San Diego Bldg. Trades Council v. Garmon, 359 U.S. 236, 79 S.Ct. 773 (1959).
