Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters

This case arises out of a dispute between parties to a multi-employer collective-bargaining agreement. The plaintiff unions allege that, in violation of the antitrust laws, the multi-employer association and its members coerced certain third parties, as well as some of the association's members, to enter into business relationships with nonunion firms. This coercion, according to the complaint, adversely affected the trade of certain unionized firms and thereby restrained the *521business activities of the unions. The question presented is whether the complaint sufficiently alleges that the…