United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO/CLC v. Bluestone Coke, LLC, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND ) FORESTRY, RUBBER, ) MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ) ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND ) SERVICE WORKERS ) INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL- ) CIO/CLC, ) ) Case No. 2:24-cv-01423-SGC Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) BLUESTONE COKE, LLC, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION1 This lawsuit alleges an employer breached a collective bargaining agreement when it laid off a union member with greater seniority than a worker the employer retained. The plaintiff, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,…