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CARBON FUEL CO. v. MINE WORKERS

No. 78-1183.

444 U.S. 212 (1979)

100 S.Ct. 410

62 L.Ed.2d 394

CARBON FUEL CO. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 10, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David D. Johnson argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Forrest H. Roles and Larry L. Roller.

Harrison Combs argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Richard L. Trumka, James M. Haviland, Isaac N. Groner, and Walter H. Fleischer.*

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed by J. Albert Woll and Laurence Gold for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; and by William Tomar for the Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question for decision in this case is whether an international union, which neither instigates, supports, ratifies, nor encourages "wildcat" strikes engaged in by local unions in violation of a collective-bargaining agreement, may be held liable in damages to an affected employer if the union did not use all reasonable means available to it to prevent the strikes or bring about their termination.

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