Consolo v. City of Cleveland

{¶ 1} Appellees, including Santo Consolo, work as construction-equipment operators and master mechanics for appellant city of Cleveland. Thirty-eight of the 40 appellees are or were dues-paying members of appellant International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18 (“Local 18”). On October 30, 2001, appellees filed a complaint in common pleas court seeking a declaratory judgment, a writ of mandamus, and a money judgment against appellants, asserting that appellants are illegally denying prevailing wages to appellees. Appellees contend that they are entitled to wages and benefits consistent…