LOCAL 80 SHEET METAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL ASS'N v. Tishman Construction Corp.

Plaintiffs, representing a class of 102 sheet metal workers, were hired by the Limbach Company to do fabrication and installation of mechanical and air handling systems in the Detroit Renaissance Center. Limbach had agreed to perform the work in a subcontract agreement with defendant Tishman Construction Corporation, the construction manager and general contractor of the project, as well as an agent of the owner, Detroit Renaissance Partnership.

Plaintiffs, who were laid off on November 7, 1975, brought the instant action against both the employer Limbach and the general contractor Tishman,…