Link Belt Co. v. Local Union No. 118 of American Federation of Technical Engineers

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

On May 4, 1964, employees represented by appellant labor unions went on strike against their employer, Link Belt Company, appellee. On May 12, appellee brought an action in equity against appellants in order to obtain a preliminary injunction prior to hearing and a permanent injunction thereafter restraining alleged mass picketing. The complaint averred that defendants “formed and caused to be formed mass picket lines at all of the entrances and *124exits to Plaintiff’s property, including railroad sidings, and, by physical force, intimidation, threat of force, by…