State Department of Industrial Relations v. Ford

JOHNSON, Judge.

The appellee, A. H. Ford, an employee of Republic Steel Corporation, filed claims for unemployment compensation benefits for periods of partial unemployment occurring during the course of a strike against Republic Steel in 1959 by the United Steel Workers of America. The Board of Appeals of the State Department of Industrial Relations held that Ford was not entitled to benefits, and Ford appealed that decision to the Circuit Court of Etowah County, Alabama. Republic Steel was made a party defendant by agreement.

Twelve other employees of Republic Steel also appealed decisions of…