Dallas General Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Wamix, Inc.

A brief history of the relationship between the parties is necessary to an understanding of our discussion of the questions involved in this case. That history may be found, in large part, in the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, in National Labor Relations Board v. Concrete Haulers, Inc., et al., 212 Fed. 2d 477. The parties will be referred to in this opinion as Union and Wamix, respectively.

In May, 1951, Union, having obtained signatures of eight of Wamix’s fourteen truck drivers, requested Wamix to enter into *411negotiations for a contract. Wamix refused, and on…