Sweet v. Local 552, Barbers & Beauticians Union

Plaintiffs, owners and operators of 3 barbershops, filed their bill of complaint against defendant union, Local 552, Barbers & Beauticians Union, AFL-CIO, and others, seeking an injunction restraining defendants from picketing plaintiffs’ shops. The lower court granted plaintiffs the injunctive relief sought, and defendants appeal.

Plaintiffs were at one time members of defendant union and when they opened their own shops they became affiliated with a guild which was an association of defendant union but limited to employers!

*81Defendant union adopted a resolution establishing a health and…