Quaker Oats Co. v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

The Quaker Oats Company, the employer, appeals a decision of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review which affirmed a referee’s determination that the eight claimants are entitled to benefits under the Unemployment Compensation Law.1

The essential facts are not in dispute. The employer laid off all the claimants before August 20, 1979. On August 20, the Cereal Workers Directly Affiliated Local Union 221 began a strike against the employer, which continued until November 27, 1979. Each claimant is a member of the union.

Throughout the strike, the employer continued…