Legal Opinion
Merk v. Jewel Food Stores Div.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 26, 1986No. 85 C 7876PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
This case presents difficult labor law issues which appear to be of first impression. The plaintiffs are part of a putative class of former supermarket employees of defendant Jewel Food Stores (“Jewel”). Their three-count complaint under § 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185(a),1 while pleading alternative and inconsistent claims for relief, seeks one remedy — payment of back wages which Jewel allegedly owes plaintiffs under a collective bargaining agreement. Counts II and III are against Jewel and the…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Merk v. JEWEL FOOD STORES DIV., JEWEL COMPANIESDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
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