Graham v. Fred Sanders Co.

The plaintiffs were employed at concessions operated by the Fred Sanders Company *365in various supermakets in the metropolitan Detroit area. They were laid off for five weeks when, on August 31, 1964, Sanders’ bakery employees went on strike. This appeal presents the question whether the plaintiffs are entitled to unemployment compensation benefits for that five-week period.

Their claims for compensation were denied at the determination and redetermination stages, and on appeal to a referee. The referee found that the plaintiffs were employed in the same establishment employing the striking…