ASS'N OF CONTRACTING PLUMBERS OF NYC v. LOCAL NO. 2

Nos. 86 Civ. 9005(MEL), 86 Civ. 4048(MEL) and 87 Civ. 0255(MEL).

676 F.Supp. 523 (1988)

The ASSOCIATION OF CONTRACTING PLUMBERS OF the CITY OF NEW YORK, INC., Plaintiff, v. LOCAL UNION NO. 2 UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN and APPRENTICES OF the PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF the UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFL-CIO, Peter Salzarulo, as President, and Michael Celletti, as Secretary-Treasurer and John and Jane Doe, as members of the Union, Defendants, Local 638 United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, and United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, and the Mechanical Contractors Association of New York, Inc., Intervenors-Defendants. CONTRACTING PLUMBERS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK, INC., Plaintiff, v. LOCAL UNION NO. 1 UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF the PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF the UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFL-CIO, Joseph Santoro, as President, and Frank Rutter as Secretary-Treasurer and John and Jane Doe, as members of the Union, Defendants, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, and Local 638 United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, and the Mechanical Contractors Association of New York, Inc., Intervenors-Defendants. LOCAL UNION NO. 2 UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF the PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF the UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFL-CIO, Peter Salzarulo, Michael Celletti, Denis Noonan, Ben Fishman, Michael Eustace, Alan Rothman, Strat Scarlatos, Peter J. Bishop, John Daly, Mel Goldsmith, and Kevin O'Lenahan, Individually and as Officers of Local Union No. 2, and as Trustees and Participants to the Local 2 Pension Fund, Fringe Benefit Fund, Supplemental Benefit Fund and Contribution Fund, Holiday and Benefit Fund, Security Benefit Fund, and on behalf of the individual participants thereto, and John and Jane Doe, as members of Local Union No. 2, and Plumbers and Gasfitters Local No. 1 of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, Edward Koziarz, Donald Sclafani, Thomas Parrella, and Frank Rutter, Individually, and as Officers of Local Union No. 1, and as Trustees and Participants to the Welfare Fund of Plumbing Industry Board Plumbers Local Union No. 1, Vacation, Expense, and Holiday Fund of Plumbing Industry Board Plumbers Local Union No. 1, Additional Security Benefits Fund of Plumbing Industry Board Plumbers Local Union No. 1, Pension Fund of Plumbing Industry Board Plumbers Local Union No. 1, Trade Education Fund of Plumbing Industry Board Plumbers Local No. 1, and on behalf of the individual participants thereto, and Plumbers Local Union No. 371 of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, Frank A. LaRocca, Genaro Salzano, and Frank P. Geoffredo, Individually and as Officers of Local Union No. 371, and as Trustees and Participants to the Local 371 Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Apprenticeship Training Fund, and Additional Security Fund, and on behalf of the individual participants thereto, Plaintiffs, v. The UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF the PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF the UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AFL-CIO, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph S. Kaming, Elizabeth C. Kaming, New York City, for plaintiffs The Association of Contracting Plumbers of the City of New York and Constructing Plumbers Ass'n of Greater New York, Inc.

Kennedy & Casey, P.C., New York City, for plaintiffs Local 2, Local 1, and Local 371; Stanley Q. Casey, John F. Hamilton, of counsel.

Donald J. Capuano, James R. O'Connell, Francis J. Martorana, O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, Washington, D.C., and Peter Herman, Cohen, Weiss & Simon, New York City, for defendant United Ass'n of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the U.S. and Canada.

Richard S. Brook, Mineola, N.Y., for defendant Local 638.


LASKER, District Judge.

These consolidated actions concern a decision by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO ("UA") awarding to UA Local Union No. 638 ("Local 638"), whose members are pipefitters, exclusive jurisdiction over the installation of combination standpipe-sprinkler risers within Local 638's geographical territory.1

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