Honegger v. O'Connell

Defendants move to dismiss the complaint for failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action and for lack of jurisdiction of the subject matter of the action or in the alternative to add plaintiffs’ employer as an indispensable party defendant.

Th plaintiffs are members of defendant Union, Local 323, and employees of the employer Liebman Breweries. The union and the employer are parties to a collective bargaining agreement which contains provisions, among other things, for a union shop, seniority and adjustment of all complaints and disputes by the parties, by an adjustment…