Legal Opinion

Wiggins v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 56

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided March 20, 2006No. CIV. 04-3797PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SIMANDLE, District Judge.

This case arises out of a vote on a two year extension of a Collective Bargaining Agreement governing the relationship between Heinz North American Pennsauken (“Heinz”) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local Number 56 (“Local 56” or “Union”). Plaintiff Alfonso Green Wiggins alleges that the Defendants — his union and his employer — violated his rights under Sections 101(a)(1), 101(a)(2) and 501 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (“LMRDA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 411(a)(1), 411(a)(2) and 501. The matter is before the Court upon the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  4. Calhoon v. HarveySupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Judson C. Brewer v. Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation Quaker State CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995

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