Amax Nickel Refining Co. v. United Steelworkers, Local No. 8373

I agree with the majority opinion until it impliedly decides that this matter is controlled by contract law. This matter involves a labor dispute, La.R.S. 23:821, and is controlled by those statutes governing injunctions in labor dispute, La.R.S. 23:841 —23:849. Relying on those statutes as statements of public policy and legislative intent, and as the controlling law, I would reverse the district court judgment and dissolve the now stale and outmoded injunction.

Going beyond general due process requirements, La.R.S. 23:843, a statutory declaration of public policy, recognizes that injunctive…