Ward v. Barnes

MILLIKEN, Justice.

The right of the appellants, thirty-seven employees of the appellee Princess Elkhorn Coal Company, to unemployment compensation benefits from June 9, 1950, to August 24, 1950, depends upon whether their unemployment during that period was caused by a good faith labor dispute. The Commission held that they were not entitled to benefits, and the trial court affirmed its conclusion.

For about two years prior to May 31, 1950, the company had used staggered shifts of tipple employees in order to achieve continuity of operation, and the Union contended the practice violated their…