T. W. Helgesen v. International Association of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Ironworkers, Local Union 498

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

In this case plaintiff-appellant T. W. Helgesen, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff) is appealing a lower court decision which held that picketing conducted by defendant-appellee International Association of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron-workers, Local Union 498 (hereinafter referred to as defendant) was primary activity rather than an actionable secondary boycott.

For the following reasons we affirm the lower court decision.

I

A summary of the relevant facts based upon the lower court’s findings of fact follows.

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