Legal Opinion

Laborers' International Union of North America, Local No. 107 v. Kunco, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 2, 1973No. 72-1439PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATTHES, Chief Judge.

The question for decision presented by this appeal is whether a state is empowered by § 14(b) of the Taft Hartley Act, 29 U.S.C. § 164(b), to enact a “right-to-work law” prohibiting union operated, exclusive hiring halls which do not discriminate between union members and nonmembers.

Appellant Laborers’ International Union Local No. 107 brought this action under § 301(a) of the L.M.R.A., 29 U.S C. § 185, to enforce a collective bargaining agreement entered into between appellant and the Fort Smith (Ark.) Contractors’ Association, apparently a multi-employer bargaining…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. SchermerhornSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. SchermerhornSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. National Labor Relations Board v. Wooster Division of Borgwarner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. James M. Sweeney v. Michael R. PenceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  2. Associated General Contractors v. Otter Tail Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  3. Zuckerman v. BevinMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. International Union of the United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry, Local Unions Nos. 141, 229, 681, & 706 v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  5. MacKenzie v. Local 624, International Union of Operating EngineersDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1979

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