Legal Opinion
Sinclair Oil Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, and Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 6, 1971No. 18267, 18268PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
Sinclair’s appeal presents the issue whether union members bound by a no-strike clause are liable individually, under Section 301 of the Taft-Hartley Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, for damages resulting from their refusal, in defiance of express directions of the union, to cross a picket line maintained by members of the same union who are in a different bargaining unit. The issue is of first impression. We hold that the individual members are not liable.
Defendants’ motion to dimiss admits relevant well-pleaded facts: The International Union 1 and Sinclair in January, 1969, were…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by31 opinions
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