Johns-manville Products Corp. v. Doyal

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Despite negotiation, Johns-Manville Products Corporation, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International and its Local 4 — 390 were unable to agree on a new collective bargaining contract covering workers at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plant after the October 12, 1973, expiration of the previous agreement. Nevertheless, the workers continued on the job after expiration of the contract until Johns-Manville closed the plant on October 31, 1973, having notified their employees that the plant would not be reopened until a new collective bargaining agreement was reached. The plant…