Pease v. International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150

Plaintiffs, Jack Pease, individually, and J. Pease Construction, Inc. (Pease), appeal from an order of the circuit court of Lake County granting a motion to dismiss and summary judgment and partial summary judgment as to various counts of Pease’s third amended complaint against defendants, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 (International), William E. Dugan (Dugan), Anthony S. Magdic (Magdic), and Keith Strong (Strong).

By way of background, Pease and International were involved in a dispute over Pease’s failure to sign a collective bargaining agreement with International.…