Legal Opinion
Holdridge v. Tecumseh Products Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 9, 1977No. Docket 77-93PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtW. R. Brown, J.
The significant issue raised in this appeal is whether employees who decline to cross a picket line and attend work during a strike because of reasonable fear of violence are nonetheless entitled to unemployment compensation benefits. We hold that they are.
Plaintiffs are a group of foremen who were employed by defendant Tecumseh Products Co., on November 15, 1974, at the start of a strike that lasted until April 1, 1975. The foremen maintained union membership solely to keep seniority in case of a cutback of employees. They did not participate in union activities nor did they vote on the…
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- Noblit v. the Marmon GroupMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
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