Legal Opinion

Crest Tankers, Inc., and Clayton Tankers, Inc. v. National Maritime Union of America

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 13, 1986No. 85-1575PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Crest Tankers, Inc., and Clayton Tankers, Inc., filed this suit for injunctive and declaratory relief on June 21, 1983, against the National Maritime Union of America (NMU). The action came in response to the union’s attempt to compel these employers to arbitrate under a labor contract between the NMU and Trinidad Corporation, which has the same ultimate ownership as plaintiffs. The District Court found that Crest and Clayton, with Trinidad, should not be treated as one under the single-employer doctrine, and enjoined NMU’s arbitration efforts on the ground that…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. W. R. Grace & Co. v. Local Union 759, International Union of the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Radio & Television Broadcast Technicians Local Union 1264 v. Broadcast Service of Mobile, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Albert L. Micklus, Sr. v. Kay GreerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. Iowa Express Distribution, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. National Labor Relations Board v. Allcoast Transfer, Inc. And Ward Moving and Storage, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  4. Kansas City Southern Transport Co. v. Teamsters Local Union 41Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  5. Board of Trustees of the Chicago Plastering Institute Pension Trust Fund v. William A. Duguid Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991

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