Wilmington Federation of Teachers v. Howell

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

In this case, we are called upon primarily to consider the effect of the “Sunshine Law” (29 Del.C. § 5109) 1 in a teachers’ strike situation. The defendant teachers’ union and its officers were held to be in contempt of a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction issued by the Court of Chancery barring the strike. On appeal, they contend, inter alia, (1) that the Court of Chancery lacked jurisdiction to entertain the requests for injunctive relief, and (2) that due process violations invalidated both the injunctive and subsequent contempt proceedings. We…