Lee Washington, Inc. v. Washington Motor Truck Transportation Employees Health & Welfare Trust

REILLY, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment in the amount of $1,371.59 against an employer for breach of a provision contained in a collective bargaining agreement with a local of the Teamster’s Union. This provision required payment into a health and welfare trust fund of 22 cents for each hour worked by every employee in a job classification covered by the agreement. During the life of the agreement, no such payments were made.

The principal question presented by this appeal is whether or not the obligations set forth in the written bargaining agreement and a supplementary contract…