Walmart Stores, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Int'l Union

In September 2014, the trial court issued a permanent injunction barring defendants United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart; collectively the union) from conducting demonstrations inside stores owned by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and affiliated companies (collectively Walmart). On appeal, the union contends the trial court had no jurisdiction to enter the injunction because the matter was preempted by the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. § 151, et seq. ; NLRA). We conclude the NLRA does not preempt Walmart's…