Legal Opinion
United Food & Commercial Workers International Union v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 1, 2016No. 0376/15PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EYLER, DEBORAH S., J.
The primary issue in this case is whether an employer’s state law claims for trespass and private and public nuisance asserted in a Maryland court against a union that does not represent its employees, who are not unionized, is preempted by the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 151-167. We hold that they are not.
The appellants are the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (“the UFCW”), its subsidiary, the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (“OURWalmart”), and related people and organizations (collectively “the Union”). 1 The appellees are…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
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