Mautz & Oren, Inc. v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, & Helpers Union, Local No. 279

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of picketing conducted by the defendant, Teamsters Local 279 (the “Union”), at a construction site supervised by the plaintiff, Mautz & Oren, Inc. At the time of the picketing the Union was involved in a labor dispute with a non-union subcontractor working at the site, J & B Waste Applicators (“J & B”). Mautz & Oren contends that the Union’s picketing was not directed solely at J & B, but was intended to bring economic pressure to bear on “neutral,” secondary employers to cease doing business with J & B. Mautz & Oren therefore argues that the Union’s…