CITY OF ALCOA v. INTERNATIONAL BROTH. OF ELEC. WKRS.


308 S.W.2d 476 (1957)

CITY OF ALCOA, a Municipal Corporation of Blount County, Tennessee v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION 760, A.F.L.-C.I.O., et al.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 6, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Van Derveer, Chattanooga, and Van Derveer & Parks, Chattanooga, of counsel, for appellants.

Joe C. Gamble, and Goddard & Gamble, Maryville, E.H. Rayson and R.R. Kramer, Kramer, Dye, McNabb & Greenwood, Knoxville, of counsel, for appellee.


BURNETT, Justice.

The question involved in this lawsuit is: Does a union and its members have a right to strike and picket a municipality for whom they work in an effort to compel the municipality to enter into a collective bargaining agreement? The Chancellor answered the question in the negative. An appeal has been seasonably perfected, briefs filed and arguments heard. We now have the matter for determination.

This suit was filed as a result of the members...

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