Alexander v. Standard Oil Co.

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves a dispute over commission rates between the plaintiffs, individual commission agents, and the defendants, American Oil Company and Standard Oil Company. The plaintiffs are employees of the defendants pursuant to individual contracts of employment, and are also members of the Central States Petroleum Union, Local 123, which serves as the plaintiffs’ collective bargaining agent with the defendants.

On September 1, 1970, a “working agreement” was executed between Local 123 and the defendants. The agreement provided…