Legal Opinion
Local 37, Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n, AFL-CIO
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1981No. 81-1080PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Local 37 of the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association and its former members brought this action claiming the International Association violated its constitution and subsection 101(a)(5) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 U.S.C. § 411(a)(5), when it ordered Local 37 merged with Local 3 without notice or opportunity to be heard. The district court, the Honorable Donald E. O’Brien presiding, sustained Local 37’s claim that the merger was, in fact, a revocation of its charter. The court found that the Association’s action was punitive in nature and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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