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132521P.pdf 07/17/2014 Twin City Pipe Trades Service v. O'Laughlin Plumbing & Heating
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 13-2521
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Bye, Author, with Wollman and Benton, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Labor law. In an action to collect fringe benefits allegedly
owed to union employee benefit funds, the district court erred in finding
the employer had unequivocally terminated its participation in a
collective bargaining agreement with the funds and was not obligated to
contribute fringe benefits for its employees; the employer's continued
contributions manifested an intent to abide by and be bound by the CBA and
the two letters the employer sent were ineffective to express an
unequivocal intent to terminate because they failed to provide clear and
explicit notice of intent to terminate; remanded for further proceedings
as to the amounts owed.