Legal Opinion
Thunderbird Mining Co. v. Ventura
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided April 26, 2001No. 99CV1396(JMR/RLE)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROSENBAUM, District Judge.
Two of Minnesota’s taconite mining and processing companies challenge the constitutionality of portions of the Minnesota Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board’s (“the IRRRB”) 1 enabling statute. The companies contend the fund disbursement method set forth in Minn.Stat. § 298.227 impermissibly interferes with the collective bargaining process. As a result, the companies claim the statute is preempted by federal labor law. The State of Minnesota acknowledges the disbursement procedure grants certain power to Local 6860 of the United Steelworkers of…
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