C. William Burke v. French Equipment Rental, Inc., and Sully Miller Contracting Co., C. William Burke v. French Equipment Rental, Inc., and Sully Miller Contracting Co.

687 F.2d 307 111 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2635 , 95 Lab.Cas. P 13,778 , 3 Employee Benefits Ca 2164 C. William BURKE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FRENCH EQUIPMENT RENTAL, INC., and Sully Miller Contracting Co., Defendants-Appellees. C. William BURKE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FRENCH EQUIPMENT RENTAL, INC., Defendant, and Sully Miller Contracting Co., Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 80-5800, 80-5857. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued Jan. 5, 1982. Submitted Sept. 9, 1982. Decided Sept. 15, 1982. Wayne Jett, Jett, Clifford & Laquer, Los Angeles, Cal., for Burke. James G. Johnson, Los Angeles, Cal., for French Equipment, etc. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FERGUSON, NELSON and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. FERGUSON, Circuit Judge: I. BACKGROUND 1 Sully Miller Contracting Co. ("Sully Miller") is a general contractor in Southern California and a member of the Associated General Contractors of California ("Association"). As such, Sully Miller is bound to the Master Labor Agreement ("MLA") between Local 12 of the International Union of Operating Engineers and the Association. 2 In late 1974 Sully Miller was…