Legal Opinion

Silgan Containers Corp. v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n, Local Union No. 2

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 15, 2016No. 15-1956Published

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Silgan Metal Containers Manufacturing Corporation sued Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 2, challenging an arbitration award. The district court granted summary judgment to Silgan. The Union appealed. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms in part, reverses in part, and remands,

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In 2012, Silgan and the Union began negotiating changes to the collective-bargaining agreement. ■ Article 36 of the agreement outlines a pension-contribution program. In-'the previous agreement, Article 36 required Silgan to pay $1.98 to an employee’s pension account for each…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. H. K. Porter Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Torgerson v. City of RochesterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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