CALIFORNIA STATE BREWERS'INSTITUTE v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers

This is a suit in equity brought by the plaintiffs the California State Brewers’ Institute, an association of employers, asking the court for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief and to determine whether it should recognize, negotiate, and collectively bargain with defendant International Union of United Brewery Workers or defendant International Brotherhood of Teamsters as the representatives.of the drivers of beer trucks with respect to wages, hours, and working conditions. The matter hinges upon a jurisdictional dispute between the two unions.

Each of the unions entered into certain contracts with the employers. The earlier contracts of the International Union of United Brewery Workers with the brewers have long since expired and are no longer pertinent. The 1936 contract of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the brewers has likewise expired and is not, therefore, decisive in this matter.

Petitioner and defendant International Union of United Brewery Workers has asked that the court hold that this jurisdictional dispute be determined by the National Labor Relations Board under the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq.). It is, however,…