United States v. Pacific Maritime Ass'n
Opinion
Opinion
Alsup, J.
ORDER APPROVING STIPULATED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
INTRODUCTION
In this action for injunctive relief under the emergency provisions of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, commonly known as the Tafk-Hartley Act, this order APPROVES the stipulation of the parties imposing injunctive relief.
STATEMENT
At the direction of President George W. Bush, the United States commenced this action for injunctive relief on October 8, 2002, under the emergency provisions of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. 176-180. The President invoked the Act to interrupt a lockout by the Pacific Maritime Association and its members affecting 29 ports on the West Coast and 10,500 longshore workers represented by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The lockout began on September 27, following a breakdown in negotiations over a new collective-bargaining agreement, the old one having expired over the summer.
Prior to suit, on October 7, the President appointed a board of inquiry pursuant to Section 206 after finding that (1) the lockout affected a substantial part of the maritime industry and (2) the lockout, if permitted to continue, would imperil national health and…