Labor injunction and the refusal to cross another union’s picket line

This article addresses the difficult legal issues involved in labor sympathy strikes. The Supreme Court had earlier allowed for injunctions when a union strikes over a matter that could be brought to arbitration. Does a federal court have the power to enjoin sympathy strike when the strikers do not...

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spelling ndltd-NEU--neu-3330762016-04-25T16:15:12ZLabor injunction and the refusal to cross another union’s picket lineThis article addresses the difficult legal issues involved in labor sympathy strikes. The Supreme Court had earlier allowed for injunctions when a union strikes over a matter that could be brought to arbitration. Does a federal court have the power to enjoin sympathy strike when the strikers do not have a dispute with the primary employer that could be brought to arbitration? Professor Abrams explains why courts should not enjoin such sympathy strikes, an outcome later accepted by the Supreme Court.http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20002396
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description This article addresses the difficult legal issues involved in labor sympathy strikes. The Supreme Court had earlier allowed for injunctions when a union strikes over a matter that could be brought to arbitration. Does a federal court have the power to enjoin sympathy strike when the strikers do not have a dispute with the primary employer that could be brought to arbitration? Professor Abrams explains why courts should not enjoin such sympathy strikes, an outcome later accepted by the Supreme Court.
title Labor injunction and the refusal to cross another union’s picket line
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