Rafael Castaneda v. Dura-Vent Corporation

648 F.2d 612 107 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3179 , 91 Lab.Cas. P 12,863 Rafael CASTANEDA, Pedro Valencia, Antonio Ochoa, John Rodelo, Raymond Herrera, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. DURA-VENT CORPORATION, a California corporation, Sheet Metal Workers, Local 355, an unincorporated association, Defendants/Appellees. No. 78-3638. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 16, 1980. Decided June 5, 1981. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 31, 1981. Martin Eichner, Romines & Eichner, Palo Alto, Cal., for plaintiffs/appellants. Richard Harrington, Athearn, Chandler & Hoffman, David Rosenfeld, Van Bourg, Allen, Weinberg & Roger, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants/appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before ANDERSON and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and KARLTON, * District Judge. J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellants are, or were, employees of the Dura-Vent Corporation (Dura-Vent) and members of Sheet Metal Workers Local 355 (the Union). Appellants' complaint alleged that Dura-Vent breached provisions of the 1975-1978 and 1977-1981 collective bargaining agreements, and that Dura-Vent coerced…