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United Mine Workers of America v. Benedict Coal Corporation
Citations: 359 U.S. 905; 79 S. Ct. 580; 3 L. Ed. 2d 570; 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1828Docket: 562. 563
Court: Supreme Court of the United States; February 24, 1959; Federal Supreme Court; Federal Appellate Court
The Supreme Court of the United States granted a petition for writ of certiorari concerning a labor dispute between the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) and Benedict Coal Corporation. The case centers on whether a work stoppage is permissible under the grievance procedures outlined in a 1950 collective bargaining agreement, considering prior agreements contained "no strike" clauses that were removed in the 1950 agreement. Specifically, the key points of the case include: 1. Prior collective bargaining agreements mandated that UMW members could not engage in work stoppages while disputes were being resolved through established grievance procedures. 2. The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 recognized the right to strike as a subject of collective bargaining. 3. The 1950 National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement explicitly rescinded previous "no strike" clauses and stated that disputes would be settled exclusively through grievance procedures. 4. The central question posed to the Court is whether a work stoppage pending dispute resolution is subject to the grievance machinery defined in the 1950 agreement. The Court's consideration focuses on the implications of the 1950 agreement’s terms and their interaction with prior agreements and statutory provisions.