Thornton

Thornton v. Victor Meat Co.

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1968 Cal. App. LEXIS 1876·260 Cal. App. 2d 452·67 Cal. Rptr. 887·68 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2149

Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 27, 1968Civ. 24282California8,786 words

Opinion

Sims, J.

—Plaintiffs, who consist of Butchers Union, Local No. 120, its secretary-treasurer, and several members of the union, sought to recover, for all members similarly situated; wages allegedly due from the defendant meat processors under the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement which guaranteed the regular employees a five-day, forty-houy work week. The defendants, members of the Pacific Coast Meat Jobbers Association, attacked the complaint by demurrer, and motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs Jiave appealed from an adverse judgment entered following the granting of defendants ’ motion.

The background of the controversy can be ascertained from the complaint. Plaintiffs allege that on October 1, 1961, certain associations representing defendants, and defendants entered into a collective bargaining agreement with the union covering wages, hours and conditions of employment. This agreement provided: “Regular employees shall be guaranteed five (5) days, forty (40) hours of work, unless they are advised before quitting time on Friday that they are being hired or brought to work for the following week on a predetermined short work week of less than five (5) days and less…

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Parties

S. E. THORNTON
Plaintiff
VICTOR MEAT COMPANY
Defendant

Judges

Sims

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