Legal Opinion
City of Wilmington v. Wilmington Firefighters Local 1590
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 7, 1978PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Justice:
This appeal involves a controversy between the City of Wilmington and a union representing Wilmington firemen over the proper forum for resolving the union’s complaint that the City, by amending a medical plan covering its firefighters, violated both a State statute and the contract between the parties.
I
The facts are these:
The City (defendant) made a collective bargaining agreement with Wilmington Firefighters Local 1590, International Association of Firefighters (plaintiff) governing wages and other terms of employment. The official personnel rules and regulations of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- National Labor Relations Board v. Acme Industrial Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- James Julian, Inc. v. Raytheon Service Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1980
- City of Wilmington v. Fraternal Order of Police, Delaware-Wilmington, Lodge No. 1Supreme Court of Delaware · 1986
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