Legal Opinion
Los Angeles Paper Bag Co. v. Printing Specialties & Paper Products Union
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1965No. 19244PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PENCE, District Judge:
The positions taken by both the appellant (Employer) and the appellee (Union) in this case force us to exclaim, like Mercutio: “A plague o’ both your houses!” The facts here are simple but each party has engaged in a skirmish of semantics in an attempt to gain more than either was entitled to under the bargaining agreement. But for such attitudes, this action would not have reached the courts, at least not yet.
On August 19, 1963, Employer discharged twelve employees, all Union members. Their discharge was based upon Employer’s contention that, without authorization, they…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Los Angeles Paper Bag Co. v. Printing Specialties And Paper Products UnionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Johnston-Tombigbee Furniture Manufacturing Company v. Local Union No. 2462, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979