Neshaminy Constructors, Inc. v. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Building & Construction Trades Council

In this appeal from a final decree refusing relief and dismissing a complaint in equity, appellant contends that the *422trial court abused its discretion when it refused to enjoin conduct by pickets which prevented access to a major construction site.1 We agree and reverse.

This is not the usual labor dispute. Neshaminy Constructors, Inc. (hereinafter “N.C.I.”) has been awarded a contract by the City of Philadelphia to perform a portion of the construction work on the City’s 330 million dollar, federally funded, Northeast Water Pollution Control Project. N.C.I. is a union employer. However, its…