International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Juneau Spruce Corporation

Appellee and plaintiff below, Juneau Spruce Corporation, hereafter sometimes referred to as “Juneau” is a corporation organized under the laws of the Territory of Alaska having its principal place of business at Juneau, Alaska. Appellant, International Longshoremen’s and Warehouse-men’s Union (hereafter sometimes referred to as “International”) and appellant, International Longshoremen’s and Warehouse-men’s Union, Local 16 (hereafter sometimes referred to as “Local 16”) are labor organizations claimed by appellee to be within and subject to the provisions of the so-called Taft-Hartley Act. 29 U.S.C.A. § 141 et seq. Local 16 is chartered by and affiliated with “International.”

Appellee’s complaint generally alleged and charged that the instant cause of action arose under the laws of the United States regulating commerce, more particularly under Section 303 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, commonly referred to as the Taft-Hartley Act. It averred that appellee is an Alaska corporation in good standing; that International was a labor organization engaged in directing, representing, and acting for its members and local unions in the Territory of Alaska, in the Province of…