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Labor Law - Lmra - Injunctive Relief For Breach Of No-Strike Agreement, Mark Shaevsky
Labor Law - Lmra - Injunctive Relief For Breach Of No-Strike Agreement, Mark Shaevsky
Michigan Law Review
The collective bargaining agreement between the employer and union contained a no-strike provision. While the contract remained in effect, the union sought wage renegotiations. The discussions were unsuccessful and the union called a strike. Claiming a breach of the no-strike clause, the employer requested an injunction against continuance of the peaceful strike. The district court held that under section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, which provides that "Suits for violation of contracts between an employer and a labor organization . . . may be brought in any district court ... ," it had authority to enjoin the …
Labor Law - Collective Bargaining - Right Of Power Of Municipalities To Engage In Collective Bargaining, Allen C. Dewey S.Ed.
Labor Law - Collective Bargaining - Right Of Power Of Municipalities To Engage In Collective Bargaining, Allen C. Dewey S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff, Weakley County Municipal Electric System, sought to enjoin defendant union members and unions from continuing alleged picketing, intimidation of non-strikers and other acts incidental to a strike. Defendants had gone on strike to compel plaintiffs to recognize Local Union 835, IBEW, as the bargaining agent of plaintiffs' employees and to sign a contract with the union. The chancellor granted a permanent injunction on the ground that the strike was illegal and against public policy, as a municipality has no right or power to bargain collectively. On appeal to the Tennessee Court of Appeals, held, affirmed. Even though the …
Labor Law - Collective Bargaining - Duty Of Employer To Furnish Information Relating To Ability To Pay, William H. Leighner S.Ed.
Labor Law - Collective Bargaining - Duty Of Employer To Furnish Information Relating To Ability To Pay, William H. Leighner S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
A regional negotiating committee of the International Woodworkers of America, AFL-CIO, sent questionnaires to some six hundred employers with whom it had bargaining relations. The committee desired information to assist in measuring wage demands for bargaining with employers in the Pacific northwest lumber and plywood industries. The information requested related to each employee, his job classification, hourly rates, seniority rights, paid holidays, vacations, and annual hours. The employers were also requested to furnish figures showing the annual board-foot production of their respective operations and related sales totals expressed in dollars. The employers declined to provide the data despite repeated requests …