Shapiro v. Gehlman

Plaintiff brought this suit to compel reinstatement in the defendant union, and for alleged damages resulting from his suspension.

For eight years plaintiff was a member of the union. He was deprived by such suspension not only of the employment which he then bad but also of his means of earning his livelihood, for the reason that the defendant union has a virtual monopoly of all the available stage mechanic positions in the city of New York. The suspension barred plaintiff from obtaining employment from any unionized employer and from accepting employment from a nonunion employer. His…