United Mine Workers of America 1950 Benefit Plan and Trust v. Bituminous Coal Operators' Association, Inc

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, the United Mine Workers of America 1950 Benefit Plan and Trust (“1950 Benefit Trust” or “Trust”), challenge an order of the district court denying their motion for a preliminary injunction. The Trust sought the injunction to require appellee, the Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association (“BCOA”), to exercise its authority to increase, pending final resolution of this case, the rate at which employers contribute to the Trust from $2.17 to $2.72 per hour worked by their employees. Because we believe that a…