MacHinists Automotive Trades District Lodge No. 190 of Northern California v. Peterbilt Motors Co.
Opinion
Opinion
Peckham, J.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO REMAND TO STATE COURT
INTRODUCTION
The defendants in this ease move for dismissal or summary judgment. The plaintiffs move to remand the case to state court. The court denies the defendants’ motion to dismiss and grants the plaintiffs’ motion to remand.
BACKGROUND
The plaintiffs in this case are four labor unions representing all of the unionized employees who worked at the Peterbilt Motors Company (“Peterbilt”) truck manufacturing facility in Newark, California prior to its closure around October 1, 1986. The plaintiffs were the authorized bargaining agents for the workers at the Newark plant, and, in March 1984, they entered into a collective bargaining agreement that was scheduled to expire February 28, 1987. The defendants in the case are Peterbilt, its owner Paccar, Inc. ("Paccar”), and its operations manager Craig Imrie. In addition to the Newark facility, Peterbilt and Paccar own and operate two other truck manufacturing plants within the United States.
This case arises out of the defendants’ conduct prior to the closure of the Newark plant. The plaintiffs allege that, beginning around May 16, 1986, the defendants informed them…