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MATTER OF GEORGE (CATHERWOOD)

14 N.Y.2d 234 (1964)

In the Matter of the Claim of William S. George et al., Appellants. Martin P. Catherwood, as Industrial Commissioner, Appellant-Respondent, and General Motors Corporation, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 7, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Lipsitz for appellants.

Arnold Weiss for General Motors Corporation, respondent.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Jean M. Coon, Paxton Blair and Samuel Stern of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

Edward C. Maguire for the New York State AFL-CIO, amicus curiæ.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD and SCILEPPI concur with Judge BURKE; Judge VAN VOORHIS dissents and votes to affirm; Judge BERGAN taking no part.

BURKE, J.

This controversy arises out of a nationwide strike of the General Motors plants called by the United Automobile Workers on October 2, 1958. Although the nationwide strike was settled by agreement within 24 hours, the national settlement allowed the various local unions to continue striking in support of negotiations on local issues.

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