Legal Opinion

Volkswagen De Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Labor Relations Board

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 11, 1972No. 71-1059PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of an action for a declaratory judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2201. 1 It requires us to plot the intersection of the federal labor policy embodied in § 301 of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, with the federal removal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1441. The factual background is relatively uncomplicated. On the basis of a charge by defendant Asociation Insular de Guardianes de Puerto Rico, Independiente (“Asociation”), alleging that plaintiff Volkswagen de Puerto Rico, Inc. had breached its collective bargaining agreement with the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by66 opinions

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  5. Floeter v. C. W. Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979

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