J.C. Farr and Glendell Green, Etc., Cross v. H.K. Porter Company, Inc., United Brick and Clay Workers of America, Afl-Cio, Cross

This action under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (L.M.R.A.), 29 U.S.C. § 185, centers around H.K. Porter’s two-part sale of a brickmak-ing plant in Pascagoula, Mississippi. In the District Court, the plaintiff class of employ ees contended that its former employer, H. K. Porter Co., Inc., breached its obligations under the collective bargaining agreement. The class also contended that the International Union (Aluminum, Brick, and Clay Workers, AFL-CIO) breached its duty of fair representation. The trial court found no liability on the part of the appel-lee employer,…