NAT. ELEVATOR IND. v. INTERN. U. OF ELEVATOR CONST.

No. 85-1199.

776 F.2d 374 (1985)

NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY, INC. and Otis Elevator Company, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS, AFL-CIO, International Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 4 and Edward C. Sullivan, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Kelly, Boston, Mass., with whom Segal, Roitman & Coleman, Boston, Mass., were on brief for Intern. Union of Elevator Constructors, Local 4 and Edward C. Sullivan, defendants, appellants.

Robert Matisoff, Washington, D.C., with whom O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, Washington, D.C., were on brief for Intern. Union of Elevator Constructors, AFL-CIO, defendants, appellants.

Charles O. Strahley, New York City, with whom Michael T. McGrath and Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson, New York City, were on brief for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before COFFIN and BREYER, Circuit Judges, TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge.


COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises several challenges to the issuance of a preliminary injunction against a union's interfering with an employer's "knocking down" temporary mechanics to their permanent status as helpers and engaging in any work stoppage or refusal to work overtime.

Plaintiffs-appellees are National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII), a multi-employer trade association, which engages in collective...

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