Piano & Musical Instrument Workers Union, Local 2549 v. W. W. Kimball Co.

PARSONS, District Judge.

During that period of time between October 1, 1960, and October 1, 1961, defendant and the plaintiff Union were parties to a collective bargaining agreement covering the wages, hours, and working conditions of Kimball’s production and maintenance employees. In August of 1961, Kimball decided to discontinue its Melrose Park, Illinois, operation and to transfer the same to French Lick-West Baden, Indiana. Pursuant to this decision, Kimball began the process of discharging all its employees at Melrose Park. The French Lick Plant began its operation on October 9, 1961, and…