Clyde Allen v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Afl-Cio, Clc

43 F.3d 424 148 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2035 , 129 Lab.Cas. P 11,244 , 18 Employee Benefits Cas. 2567 Clyde ALLEN; Jack Allen; Michael Bach; Ronnie Berry; Russell Bryarly; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO, CLC; Local No. 554 United Food and Commercial Workers; Sara Lee Corp., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-35807. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 3, 1994. Decided Dec. 12, 1994. Jerome F. McCarthy, Law Offices of Jerome F. McCarthy, Tacoma, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Renee Bowser, Washington, DC, Bruce M. Brooks, Perkins & Coie, Seattle, WA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before: LAY, * TROTT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. TROTT, Circuit Judge: OVERVIEW 1 Plaintiffs-appellants, former employees of Hygrade Food Products Corporation and Sara Lee Corporation ("Hygrade"), bring this action under section 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act ("LMRA"), 29 U.S.C. Sec. 185 (a), claiming their union, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and the United Food and Commercial Workers…