Legal Opinion
Humble Oil & Refining Company v. Independent Industrial Workers' Union
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1964No. 20917_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
The Union (Plaintiff, Appellee) brought this action under Section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 185, to require Humble (Defendant, Appellant) to submit a grievance to arbitration. The district court ordered Humble to arbitrate. 1
The question for decision is whether the contract between Humble and the Union obligates Humble to submit the grievance to arbitration. 2 The contract contains an unequivocal no-strike clause. Article 215, Work Stoppages, provides, “There shall be no lockouts or strikes.” Humble’s agreement to arbitrate must be construed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Lodge No. 12, District No. 37, International Association of Machinists v. Cameron Iron Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Independent Petroleum Workers of America, Inc. v. American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- United Brick & Clay Workers of America and Local 790, United Brick and Clay Workers of America v. A. P. Green Fire Brick CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Forrest Industries, Inc. v. Local Union No. 3-436Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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- Columbian Carbon Company v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union Number 405, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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