Kirmse v. Adler

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Appellee, a corporation, operates the Oxford Theatre in Philadelphia. Prior to June 9, 1930, its employees, including stage hands, operators, musicians and bill posters, were members of a labor union. On that date, feeling it could no longer afford to pay the union wage scale to its stage hands, appellee requested them to accept a reduction. This was refused, and as a result the stage hands were dismissed with two weeks’ notice, and left on June 28, 1930. Appellee refused thereafter to employ the men. at the union wage. .

On April 9, 1931, the activities which…