Legal Opinion
Seafarers International Union of North America v. National Marine Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1987No. 86-3321PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
• National Marine Services, Inc. (“National Marine”) sold off its tugboat operation and laid off its employees the day after the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement between National Marine and Seafarers International Union (“SIU”), which represented the laid off workers. SIU claimed that the sale and layoff was a subterfuge that violated the subcontracting provisions of the expired agreement and sought arbitration under the arbitration clause of the expired agreement.
SIU now appeals from the district court’s denial of its motions to compel…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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