United States Steel Corp. v. United Mine Workers

OPINION

TEITELBAUM, District Judge.

This action was brought by plaintiff, United States Steel Company (USS), against the defendants, United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), District No. 5 of the union, and Local 1248 of the union, under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), (29 U.S.C. § 185). The action was brought to recover damages for a work stoppage which occurred at plaintiff’s Maple Creek Mine between October 9 and 13, 1969, allegedly in violation of an implied no-strike obligation in the collective bargaining agreement in effect between the parties. Defendants counterclaimed…