Legal Opinion

Building Construction Trades Council v. American Builders, Inc.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 13, 1959No. 18336PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Frantz

May a state court enjoin a labor union in its resort to coercive measures (striking, peaceful picketing and supplementary activities, in this case) to wring from an employer whose operation affects commerce a closed-shop agreement, and thereby force non-union employees to become members of the union where compliance with such union demands would collide with express prohibitions of the Labor Peace Act (C.R.S. ’53, 80-5-1, et seq.) of this state? If such power reposes in the state court, we must affirm the injunction entered in this case; if not, we must reverse. To affirm or reverse the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  3. Guss v. Utah Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Building Service Employees International Union, Local 262 v. GazzamSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 695 v. Vogt, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. COLORADO STATE COUN. OF CARPENTERS v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1964
  2. Communications Workers of America v. Western Electric Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  3. COLORADO STATE COUN. OF CARPENTERS v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1964
  4. COLORADO STATE COUN. OF CARPENTERS v. District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1964
  5. Messner v. Journeymen Barbers, Hairdressers & Cosmetologists, International Union of America, Local 256California Supreme Court · 1960

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