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Waremart Foods v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 588

Cal. Ct. App.February 16, 2001No. C032746Cited 7 times
Mixed ResultWaremart Foods
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Sims
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Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

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Outcome

The appellate court reversed the preliminary injunction against the union's picketing activity, finding the trial court failed to make required findings under new Labor Code provisions that public officers were unable or unwilling to provide adequate protection. The union's appeal succeeded while the employer's cross-appeal for a complete ban on union activity was not addressed on the merits.

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