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H. A. ARTISTS & ASSOCIATES v. ACTORS' EQUITY ASSN.

No. 80-348.

451 U.S. 704 (1981)

101 S.Ct. 2102

68 L.Ed.2d 558

H. A. ARTISTS & ASSOCIATES, INC., ET AL. v. ACTORS' EQUITY ASSN. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 26, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Breindel argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Charles Donelan.

Jerome B. Lurie argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Sidney E. Cohn, Mary K. O'Melveny, Nan Bases, and Samuel Estreicher.

Laurence Gold argued the cause for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were J. Albert Woll and George Kaufmann.*

JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The respondent Actors' Equity Association (Equity) is a union representing the vast majority of stage actors and actresses in the United States. It enters into collective-bargaining agreements with theatrical producers that specify minimum wages and other terms and conditions of employment for those whom it represents. The petitioners are independent theatrical agents who place actors and actresses in jobs with producers...

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