Legal Opinion
Consolidation Coal Company v. Local 2216, United Mine Workers of America
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 1985No. 84-2830PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
Petitioner, Consolidation Coal Company (the Company), employs members of respondent, United Mine Workers of America, Local 2216 (the Local or the Union). On January 8, 1982, members of the Union engaged in a 24-hour wildcat strike. The Company seeks damages from the Local’s treasury for production time it lost during the 24-hour walkout. The Company bases union liability on both “mass action” and common law agency theories. At a trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois cross-motions for summary judgment were…
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