Legal Opinion
Communications Workers of America v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 1969No. 25760_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
This is a labor arbitration case. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company brought suit in the District Court to enjoin the Communications Workers of America from submitting a dispute to arbitration. Jurisdiction was premised upon § 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, 1 and the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202. The District Court found the collective bargaining agreement 2 to prohibit arbitration of this dispute and issued the injunction. We disagree with this conclusion and reverse.
This case arises from the involuntary…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Independent Petroleum Workers of America, Inc. v. American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
- The Procter & Gamble Independent Union of Port Ivory, N. Y. v. The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by29 opinions
- International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, District 776, Cross v. Texas Steel Company, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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- Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Local 2--124 v. American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Company v. Communications Workers of America, Afl-Cio, and Its Local 6222Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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