Under Pennsylvania law, an employer has the right to prohibit union organizers from distributing leaflets in a company driveway – even if it qualifies as a “public right-of-way” – unless the local municipality has expressly said such handbilling must be allowed, a federal appeals court has ruled.

In Snyder’s of Hanover Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned two NLRB orders that held Snyder’s liable for unfair labor practices.

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