Byerly Unemployment Compensation Case

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

Claimants, employes of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation at its Trafford Foundry Plant, were refused benefits under the Unemployment Compensation Law by the decision of the Bureau which was affirmed by the referee, whose decision was in turn affirmed by the Board of Review. Claimants were disqualified under §402 of the Law, as amended by the Act of May 23, 1949, P. L. 1738, §11, 43 PS §802, which provides, inter alia: “An employe shall be ineligible for compensation for any week ... (d) In which his unemployment is due to a stoppage of work, which exists because of…