Labor — secondary activity

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United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit

Civil

Labor — secondary activity

Threats to picket the hiring of non-union members is not illegal secondary activity.

“The threats made by Ryan are not of the kind that were intended to be prohibited. Ryan simply attempted to persuade Ferraro by stating what Local 13’s future course of action would be if Karpediem continued to employ non-union members. The threatened course of action is not in itself an illegal activity, nor is it improper for a union official to inform a secondary employer that they intend to picket the hiring of non-union members; picketing is an activity that unions are legally entitled to utilize and rely on. Ryan stating his intent to picket does not constitute secondary activity. The district court’s determination to exclude Ryan’s threats from the Moor Dry Dock analysis was proper.”

Affirmed.

11-3194 Carpet Service International, Inc., v. Chicago Regional council of Carpenters

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Brown, Mag. J., Bauer, J.