Zarelli v. Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' Local No. 699

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Zarelli v. Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' Local No. 699, 125 N.J. Super. 412 (1973)
311 A.2d 206; 84 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3024; 1973 N.J. Super. LEXIS 466

Zarelli v. Operative Plasterers' & Cement Masons' Local No. 699

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

It is settled that an action by a union member against the union and its officers asserting wrongful in*413terference with “existing or prospective employment relations”, is not cognizable in the state courts; that such matters have been pre-empted by the Federal government by virtue of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U. S. C. § 151 et seq.; Iron Workers Union v. Perko, 373 U. S. 701, 705, 83 S. Ct. 1429, 10 L. Ed. 2d 646 (1963); Association of Journeymen v. Borden, 373 U. S. 690, 83 S. Ct. 1423, 10 L. Ed. 2d 638 (1963); Motor Coach Employees v. Lockridge, 403 U. S. 274, 295-297, 91 S. Ct. 1909, 29 L. Ed. 2d 473 (1971).

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
CARMEN S. ZARELLI v. OPERATIVE PLASTERERS' AND CEMENT MASONS' LOCAL NO. 699 OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ANTHONY LaTORRE, SR., MARY LaTORRE, ANTHONY LaTORRE, JR., AND ALPHONSE LaTORRE, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS
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