Busch Jewelry Co. v. United RetaIl Employees' Union, Local 830

Since May, 1938, the plaintiffs and defendant labor unions have been involved in a bitter labor dispute. Such dispute has taken on many ramifications. It has led to many protracted hearings. Two separate jury trials alleging violations of this court’s decree against picketing have resulted in convictions carrying jail sentences and fines. In one of these trials the allegation made and proved was that a defendant union Local 144 had “ faked ” a labor dispute in order to find a pretext for picketing the Busch companies’ stores. In this very action it is alleged that a member of defendant Local…