Spencer v. Wall Wire Products Co.

Defendant discharged plaintiffs from its employ for reasons set forth in Gooch v. Wachowiak, 352 Mich 347, believing them to have been involved in passing forged checks drawn on defendant’s bank account. Plaintiffs were members of a union which had a labor contract with defendant. Plaintiffs sued in separate suits, declaring on their discharges as constituting breaches of the seniority provisions of that contract. Defendant answered, raising as an affirmative defense that plaintiffs had failed to resort to the grievance procedure provided by the contract. Plaintiffs filed replies alleging…