Legal Opinion
United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Union, Local 342, AFL-CIO v. Valley Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1992No. 90-16495PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
We consider whether the district court is entitled to rely on an NLRB alter ego or single employer determination when the same issue regarding the employer’s status is presented to it in a suit brought under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act.
BACKGROUND
Valley Engineers entered a collective bargaining agreement with Local 342; Vulcan Construction and Engineers, which is under the same ownership as Valley, has not. Plaintiffs — Local 342, three employee pension funds and Doyle Williams, a trustee of those funds — sued both companies and their president,…
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