Morio v. North American Soccer League
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
510 F.Supp. 633 (1980)
After the NLRB certified the North American Soccer League Players Association (NASLPA) as the players' union, the North American Soccer League (NASL) (defendant) refused to bargain collectively, continuing instead to negotiate individual player contracts that included league-wide changes like extending the season and altering roster sizes; the NLRB's General Counsel, Morio (plaintiff), sued seeking an injunction against further individual negotiations and a ruling that post-certification individual contracts be rendered voidable.
Whether, once the National Labor Relations Board has certified a union to represent a unit of employees in the collective bargaining process with an employer, the Board may seek injunctive relief requiring the employer to bargain with the union.