Legal Opinion
Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 13, 1982No. 80-1345PublishedCited by 393 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The issue here is whether a coal producer, when it is sued on its promise to contribute to union welfare funds based on its purchases of coal from producers not under contract with the union, is entitled to plead and have adjudicated a defense that the promise is illegal under the antitrust and labor laws.
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The National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement of 1974 is a collective-bargaining agreement between the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) and hundreds of coal producers, including steel companies such as petitioner Kaiser Steel Corp. The agreement required signatory employers to contribute…
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