Wheeling Park Commission v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees, International Union

McHUGH, Chief Justice;

The Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC (hereinafter “HERE”) 1 appeals the December 8,1995 order of the Circuit Court of Ohio County which granted a preliminary injunction restricting HERE’s union organizing activities at Oglebay Park in Wheeling. The appellee is the Wheeling Park Commission. For reasons explained below, we 2 reverse and remand the case to the circuit court.

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Oglebay Park is owned, operated, managed and maintained by the Wheeling Park Commission which was formed in 1925 in order to manage municipal parks acquired by the City of…