OIL, CHEMICAL AND ATOMIC WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL # 4-447 v. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY

No. 76-2346 Summary Calendar.

546 F.2d 1144 (1977)

OIL, CHEMICAL & ATOMIC WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL # 4-447, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis M. Angelico, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lawrence J. Molony, Terence E. Hall, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, HILL and FAY, Circuit Judges.


GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

The union was awarded a judgment under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 et seq. for payment of unpaid vacation benefits under a collective bargaining agreement. The only issue is whether the court erred in declining to award pre-judgment interest (post-judgment interest was awarded).

The general federal rule is that in the absence of a statutory provision the award of pre-judgment interest is in...

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