M. Conley Co. v. Anderson

Moyer, C J.

{¶ 1} This appeal asks us to consider at what point the threat of, and actual hiring of, permanent replacement workers converts a labor dispute into a lockout for purposes of R.C. 4141.29(D)(1)(a). Appellant raises three interrelated propositions of law that we discuss together.

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{¶ 2} In the early summer of 2002, the General Truck Drivers and Helpers Union Local 92 represented approximately 44 workers at the M. Conley Company. Nearing the expiration of its collective-bargaining agreement with M. Conley, the union and the employer engaged in a series of unsuccessful negotiations for…