Legal Opinion
Local 210, Laborers' International Union of North America v. Labor Relations Division Associated General Contractors
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 12, 1988No. 501, Docket 87-7702PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
The policies inherent in federal labor and antitrust law have long been a source of conflict. Whereas antitrust law seeks to promote open and unfettered competition, labor law encourages collective activity by workers seeking to enhance their power in the marketplace. See Allen Bradley Co. v. Local Union No. 3, Int’l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 325 U.S. 797, 806, 65 S.Ct. 1533, 1538, 89 L.Ed. 1939 (1945). Indeed, the two areas of law embody “policies that often appear irreconcilable.” Hoffman, Labor and Antitrust Policy: Drawing a Line of Demarcation, 50 Brooklyn…
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- Local 210, Laborers' International Union of North America v. Labor Relations Division Associated General Contractors of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988