Question

What was the holding decision in the Steel Workers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp., 46 LRRM 2423 case?

Answer 1

The overview of the case and the decision so taken by the District Court is as follows:

• The case relates to the disagreement between the workers and the employers of the Wheel & Car Corporation.
• The workers had voluntarily left the work, after the employers had discharged one of the worker from work.
• After which the employers did not allow all the workers to continue at the factory and hence discharged 11 of them in one go.
• In order to resolve this an arbitrator was appointed by the district court.
• The arbitrator, appointed by the district court, found that the discharge of all the workers was not correct and legal.
• In his power he made a decision that the company should re- employee all the workers and pay them the wages from the date of the contract expiration.
• Though the decision was not accepted by the employers, to which the case was forwarded to the District Court.
• The district court decided to revive the already expired collective bargaining agreement.
• The employer should re- employee the workers and pay them the wages after the date when the collective bargaining agreement expired.