Latrobe Steel Co. v. United Steelworkers of America

OPINION

SCALERA, District Judge.

Steelworkers’ Local 1537 represents the production and maintenance employees at plaintiff company’s Latrobe.plant. The members of Local 1537 refused to cross a picket line established at the plant by fellow employees who are members of another Steelworkers’ local representing the plant’s office and technical workers. 1

The company claims that the union’s refusal to cross the picket line of a sister union constitutes a violation of both the express no-strike clause and the grievance-arbitration provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. 2 The union argues…