Tosh v. A.T.I., Inc.

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

This is an unemployment compensation case. The Appeals Referee and the Board of Review found appellants were not entitled to unemployment benefits because their unemployment was due to a labor dispute in which they were participating as active members of their union. Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1105 (f) (Repl. 1960) in pertinent part provides that an employee cannot “be paid benefits ... if he lost his employment or has left his employment by reason of a labor dispute ...” unless “ ... it is shown that he is not participating in or directly interested in the labor dispute…