Laborers' International Union v. Case Farms, Inc.

McGEE, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from an order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff unions for lack of standing to bring suit to recover wages alleged to be owed to plaintiff employees by defendant. Defendant is a poultry processing plant in Morganton, North Carolina. Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) and National Poultry Workers Organizing Committee (NPWOC) and ten employees of defendant are parties to this action.

The main issue in this case is whether the plaintiff unions have standing to bring suit on behalf of the plaintiff employees under the North…