Penn Packing Company, Inc. v. Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America Local 195

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

The recurring question of a union’s responsibility for losses incurred by an employer as a result of a wildcat strike is before us in this appeal. We conclude that the district court’s resolution of factual issues in favor of the union was not erroneous and that a proper interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement supports the judgment in favor of the defendant.

Two hundred members of Local 195 participated in an unplanned and unexpected work stoppage at the plaintiff-employer’s plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the forenoon of October 6,…