Paul Mueller Co. v. Labor & Industrial Relations Commission

On July 11, 1980, claimants, who are machinists and metal workers, went on strike against the Paul Mueller Company (Employer) of Springfield, Missouri, because their employment contracts had expired the day before and no new labor agreement had been consummated. Employer, whose business includes the fabrication of stainless steel bulk milk-cooling tanks, wine processing vats, and related items, attempted to keep its business running during negotiations for new contracts with two employee groups by using engineers, sales persons, and other nonbargain-ing unit employees on the production line.…