LOCAL UNION 89 v. GENERAL TELEPHONE CO. OF NORTHWEST

No. 23500.

431 F.2d 957 (1970)

LOCAL UNION 89, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, AFL-CIO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF the NORTHWEST, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 17, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Powell (argued), Gaiser & Powell, Spokane, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

David E. Williams (argued), Critchlow, Williams, Ryals & Schuster, Richland, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MERRILL and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, District Judge.


MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

Local Union 89 brought this suit for declaratory relief under § 301(a) of the Taft-Hartley Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), seeking judgment establishing that the collective bargaining contract to which the Union and appellant Telephone Company are parties includes within its coverage the category of company employees designated as "traffic supervisors." Judgment was for the Union and the company has taken this appeal.

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