Legal Opinion
Willie Connell v. United States Steel Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1975No. 74-2156PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This is a class action brought by Willie Connell on behalf of mine foremen who' went out on strike in 1945 in support of efforts of the Foremens’ Association of America (FAA) to organize supervisors. Foremen at the Wylam Coal Mine in Alabama were denied, in part or in whole, pensions because of the ten-day break in their service caused by the strike. Now they sue to receive their pensions.
Willie Connell started work at the mine as an hourly worker in 1928. He was promoted to foreman in 1940. In 1943 the Foremens’ Association of America began to organize supervisors. At…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. LockridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
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