Continental Oil Co. v. Board of Labor Appeals

This is an appeal from the judgment of the District Court, Yellowstone County, affirming an order of the Board of Labor Appeals awarding unemployment compensation to striking employees of the Continental Oil Refinery at Billings, Montana.

There is little dispute in the facts concerning these compensation claims. In January 1975, negotiations broke down between the Continental Oil Company (appellant) and Local No. 2-470 of the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union for a new contract covering production and maintenance employees at the Conoco Refinery in Billings. On January 18,…