Alier v. Tuscan Dairy Farms, Inc.

Defendants Tuscan Dairy Farms, Inc. (“Tuscan”), and Local 584, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“Local 584” or the “Union”) appeal from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, after a bench trial before Michael B. Mukasey, Judge, ordering them, jointly and severally, principally to pay plaintiff Union members Jose Alier, et al, a total of some $5.3 million in backpay, pension benefits, severance pay, and fringe benefits in satisfaction of plaintiffs’ claims that Tuscan breached a collective bargaining agreement with Local 584 and that…