Legal Opinion
Trans Penn Wax Corp. v. McCandless
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 28, 1995No. 94-3093UnknownCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
In this petition for a writ of mandamus, we must decide whether section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185(a) (1988), mandates federal preemption of state contract and tort claims brought by collective bargaining unit members based on promises and misrepresentations of job security by their employer, Trans Penn Wax Corporation. Trans Penn contends these claims are preempted because they relate to mandatory subjects of collective bargaining and require interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement. Trans Penn…
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