Tigg v. Pirelli Tire Corp.

OPINION

JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and GARY R. WADE, JJ. joined.

The eleven plaintiffs in this case were hired to replace union employees who were on strike against Pirelli Tire Corporation. Once the strike ended, Pirelli Tire Corporation terminated the plaintiffs’ employment. Years later, the plaintiffs filed this lawsuit naming Pirelli Tire Corporation, United Steelworkers of America, and United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America (“URW”) Local Union 670 as defendants. Upon the defendants’ motion, the trial court dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaint as untimely. The…