Midland Steel Products Co. v. International Union

Defendants, the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local No. 486 ("the Union"), and various union members, appeal from the judgment of the trial court which deemed eight union members in contempt of court for violating provisions of a temporary restraining order entered following a strike at Midland Steel Products Co.

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The record reveals that on March 1, 1989, the collective bargaining agreement in effect between the union and Midland Steel Products Co. ("Midland") expired, and on June 2, 1989, the union commenced a strike. Also on June 2, 1989, the…