Degnan v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

We are in agreement on the proposition that a strike did not terminate the relationship of employer and employee within the meaning of the provisions of the policy of group insurance. A strike may be defined as a cessation of work on the part of employees until more desirable terms of employment can be obtained. But a strike does not in and of itself operate to put an end to the employer-employee relationship. (Jeffery-DeWitt Insulator Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 91 F. [2d] 134; National Labor Relations Board v. Carlisle Lumber Co., 94 id. 138, 147; Iron Molders’ Union v.…