Cross Co. v. UAW Local No. 155

The parties to this appeal have been locked in mortal combat for over a decade. For' the defendant union, the goal sought is the right to represent production and maintenance employees of' plaintiff, The Cross Company, a majority of whom defendant claimed (and plaintiff denied) were its members. In April of 1957 the union won a representation election and was certified as collective bargaining representative for such Cross workers by the national labor relations board (NLRB). A collective bargaining agreement was negotiated by the company and the union, signed in August of 1957 and expired in…