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HOWARD JOHNSON CO. v. HOTEL EMPLOYEES

No. 73-631.

417 U.S. 249 (1974)

HOWARD JOHNSON CO., INC. v. DETROIT LOCAL JOINT EXECUTIVE BOARD, HOTEL & RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES & BARTENDERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 3, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Tracy argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Laurence Gold argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs were Jerry F. Venn, Donald Sugerman, and George Kaufmann.*

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Once again we are faced with the problem of defining the labor law obligations of a "successor" employer to the employees of its predecessors. In this case, petitioner Howard Johnson Co. is the bona fide purchaser of the assets of a restaurant and motor lodge. Respondent Union was the bargaining representative of the employees of the previous operators, and had successfully concluded collective-bargaining agreements...

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