Berryman v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

Appellants are members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. They instituted a wildcat strike and were subjected to a union disciplinary hearing before the Union’s International Executive Council and suspension from union activities for prescribed periods of time. They sought an injunction against enforcement of the discipline, but the union was granted summary judgment from which the disciplined members appeal.

1. The constitution of the I.B.E.W. provided for trial of the charged parties by the I.E.C. The president and the secretary of the…