Randall, Burkart/Randall Division of Textron, Inc. v. Daniels

Marian F. Penix, Judge.

This case was appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court and by that court assigned to the Arkansas Court of Appeals pursuant to Arkansas Supreme Court Rule 29(3).

The question to be resolved in this case is whether the claimants-appellees, who participated in a strike against the appellant-company, are precluded from unemployment compensation benefits because of the “labor dispute” disqualification provision of the Arkansas Employment Security Act [Ark. Stat. Ann. §81-1105(f) (Repl. 1976)] .

Collective bargaining negotiations over a new contract between the company and the…