Legal Opinion

Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Cartage Company and Central Transport, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 7, 1995No. 94-3823, 95-1872 and 95-1976PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Central Cartage Company hires both regular and casual truck drivers. Casual drivers are covered by the Teamsters’ national collective bargaining agreement and can hold the position for an indefinite duration, but they lack the job security associated with regular employment. Central Cartage made pension and welfare contributions for its casual drivers only if they were union members — which some were at the outset, others became eventually, and some never did. (A union-security clause in the collective bargaining agreement requires membership after 30 days on the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination UnitSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
Torres v. Oakland Scavenger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
Schiavone v. FortuneSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
National Labor Relations Board v. Great Dane Trailers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, a Pension Trust v. Gerber Truck Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by35 opinions

Marvin D. Gleash, Sr. v. Michael YuswakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
Edward H. Mathews, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Sears Pension Plan and Sears, Roebuck & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
George Lowe v. McGraw Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
Dugan v. Smerwick Sewerage Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
William J. Tuke v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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