Legal Opinion

United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio v. Textron, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 9, 1987No. 87-1241PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of a dispute over the meaning of language in several collective bargaining agreements between the Steelworkers Union and Textron. The Steelworkers Union, representing metalworkers who retired from Textron’s Waterbury Far-rel Division, says the language means Tex-tron must guarantee the payment of health and life insurance premiums for the rest of those retired workers’ lives; Textron disagrees. The district court issued a preliminary injunction requiring Textron to pay the premiums pending a trial on the merits. Textron now appeals from that…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  2. Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts v. Francis X. BellottiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  3. Lisa Martin v. International Olympic CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. Local No. 82, Furniture & Piano Moving, Furniture Store Drivers, Helpers, Warehousemen & Packers v. CrowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Doe v. New York UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by88 opinions

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