Johnson v. Hertz Corp.

OPINION

BIUNNO, District Judge:

This case comes before the court by its jurisdiction under 29 U.S. Code, § 185, without regard to the amount involved in controversy and without regard to the citizenship of the parties.

Johnson and Raspberry were employed by Hertz at its auto rental operation in Newark. They were members of Teamsters Local 723, which was the bargain*210ing agent. The labor agreement in force contained provisions in Art. X under which the Union agreed not to call or sanction any strike or “concerted stoppage”, with stated exceptions. It agreed to take certain steps on request from…