Woodford v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

Petitioner (claimant) is a member of the International Brotherhood of Firemen, Oilers, Powerhouse Operators, and Maintenance Men, Local 473, AFL-CIO, the collective bargaining agent for the operators at Bunge Corporation.1 The membership of that union had been working under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement between the union and the corporation, which agreement was set to expire on February 15, 1977. Prior to that date, negotiations had taken place regarding a new agreement, but none had been *234reached. On February 15, 1977, the union members voted to…