Carpenters & Joiners Welfare Fund v. Peter Dukinfield Co.

PETERSON, Justice.

In this action, four carpenter union fringe benefit trust funds seek an order compelling Peter Dukinfield Co. (a remodeling contractor) to disclose its employment and payroll records, and a judgment for any unpaid contributions discovered through auditing those records. The Hennepin County District Court required disclosure of these records, finding that the collective bargaining agreement — between the Twin City Carpenters District Council (union) and Minneapolis Builders Association (MBA)— provides for such disclosure and that Peter Dukinfield Co. ratified the agreement…