International Union of Operating Engineers v. Beck

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Appellants, International Union of Operating Engineers, David Fagan, Pete Cubit, and Jeff Banes (Union), appeal the issuance of a permanent protective order in favor of appel-lees Terry and Linda Beck (the Becks). The facts relevant to this appeal are summarized below.

Beginning in June 1995, Union placed a series of individuals outside of the Becks' home for surveillance purposes. According to Union, its purpose in surveilling Terry Beck, a non-union employee, was to determine where he would be working day to day so they may picket his job sites. It also asserted that…