WISCONSIN E. R. BOARD v. GATEWAY GLASS CO.


265 Wis. 114 (1953)

WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent, vs. GATEWAY GLASS COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

November 3, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Lees & Bunge of La Crosse.

For the respondent there was a brief by the Attorney General and Stewart G. Honeck, deputy attorney general, and Beatrice Lampert, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by Mrs. Lampert.


GEHL, J.

The question is: Does the contract require payment of wages as therein specified to employees hired before and in the employment of the company at its effective date? The company contends that the term "hiring rate" can refer only to the rate to be paid employees entering the service after the date of the contract. The board and the trial court concluded that it does not, and that it applies to all employees.

The term is ambiguous. It is undisputed...

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