Legal Opinion
Gateway Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 8, 1974No. 72-782PublishedCited by 485 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case involves a labor dispute over safety conditions between Gateway Coal Co. and United Mine Workers of America. The questions presented are of considerable importance to the development of federal policy regarding arbitration of safety disputes and enforcement of a contractual duty not to strike.
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Gateway Coal Co. (the company) owns and operates a large underground coal mine known as the Gateway Mine, in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Some 550 production and maintenance workers, employed by the company, are represented for purposes of collective bargaining by United Mine Workers of…
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