Legal Opinion
Local 450 v. International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, MacHine & Furniture Workers, AFL—CIO
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 1, 1998No. Civil Action 97-CV7058(DGT)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TRAGER, District Judge.
This dispute is about effective unionism in a changing workplace, but it is also about sovereignty, democracy and the right to self-determination within the International Union of Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers, AFL — CIO (“TOE”). Money as well as personal animosity and egotism appear to make peaceable resolution of the underlying conflict all but impossible.
As a result, defendants have moved for an order preliminarily enjoining plaintiffs from “interfering” with the merger of Locals 450 (which is currently comprised of Local 450…
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- Kenneth W. Benda v. Grand Lodge Of The International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- McDonald v. OliverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United Brotherhood Of Carpenters And Joiners Of America v. Malcolm BrownCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- Executive Board Local 1302, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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