Schlecht v. Walsh

These five consolidated cases are suits in equity by the trustees of funds established under a labor-management contract against a general building contractor who signed that contract. The suits seek to enforce a provision of the contract that such a general contractor must either require that any nonunion subcontractor engaged by him be “bound to all of the provisions of this Agreement” or else maintain records for the subcontractor’s employees “and be liable for payment” of contributions for those employees to the funds established by the agreement for health and welfare, pensions,…