Nelson v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 46, AFL-CIO

We have before us two appeals that have been consolidated. The first is an appeal by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 46, AFL-GIO (“the Union”) from an order of the district court granting a temporary injunction against the Union pursuant to section 10(i) of the National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”), as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 160 (i), The second is an appeal by the Union from a stay of its suit to enforce an arbitration award under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 . We affirm both orders with slight modifications to the injunction.

Facts

The facts are not in dispute. The appellant is a labor union representing electricians in the Seattle-Tacoma area. The ap-pellee, the Puget Sound Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (“the Chapter”) is an association of electrical contractors in the same region. The Chapter’s members include both union and nonunion contractors. As part of its services, the Chapter negotiates a multi-em-ployer collective bargaining agreement with the Union. The Chapter itself, however, does not engage in any electrical contracting, nor does it employ electricians to…