National Biscuit Division v. Leedom

Appellant, a division of the Biscuit Council, Bakery and Confectionery Workers’ International Union of America (hereinafter called BCW), is the bargaining representative for a group of locals in plants of the National Biscuit Company. It negotiated a series of master agreements with the Company, the last expiring on August 31, 1959. In December 1957, however, the BCW was expelled from the AFL-CIO for failure to eliminate certain corrupt practices. Thereafter various locals voted to disaffiliate and joined with the American Bakery and Confectionery Workers (hereinafter called ABC), a new…