Byrne v. Publishers' Ass'n of New York City

LEVET, District Judge.

On this motion the plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction — which the plaintiffs euphemistically call a stay ancillary to arbitration restraining the defendants, their officers, agents and employees from anyway breaching a collective bargaining agreement that exists between them. Specifically, it is alleged that the defendants threatened to breach the “no strike — no lockout” clause in the collective bargaining agreement and have breached that clause since September 16, 1965.

The facts in this labor dispute may be summarized briefly. On September 9 or 10, 1965, John…