Randall, Burkart/Randall Division of Textron, Inc. v. Daniels

Local 1249 of the United Automobile Workers went on strike and set up a picket line at petitioner’s plant on September 9, 1977. It is undisputed that the strike was called as the result of an inability of the union and the employer to agree on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement following the termination of the prior agreement a few days earlier. Therefore, a labor dispute within the meaning of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 81-1105 (f) (Repl. 1976) arose on September 9, 1977, between the union and the employer. The sole question presented on this appeal is whether or not the labor dispute…