In re the Claims of Acquisto

This is an appeal by the employer from decisions of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board awarding the claimants unemployment benefits.

The claimants, employees of the employer’s Buffalo, Tonawanda and Massena plants, went on strike on September 11,1961 in a dispute over both national and local issues. Negotiations commenced forthwith and at the Buffalo plant a £‘ memorandum of understanding ’ ’ was signed on September 16, this document concluding the strike there, subject to ratification which was forthcoming. Operations were started up at Buffalo on September 18, but it was not until…