JUDGE
DROPS
UNION
SUIT!
“Well, well,” Malone said. “Let’s see what this is all about.” He flipped to page three. Lou craned her neck over his shoulder and they read the start of the story together.
DISTRICT COURT RULES UNION HAS NO CASE
New York [AP], August 23. Judge James Lefkowitz of the New York Supreme Court ruled today that the International Truckers’ Brotherhood had no grounds for their suit against the United Transport Corp. and its officers. The action, a bitterly fought contest, involved a complaint by the Brotherhood that UTC had violated their contract with the Brotherhood by hiring “unqualified drivers” to work for the corporation.
In a statement made immediately after the ruling, Judge Lefkowitz said: “It is obvious that a man with a state-certified chauffeur’s license is not an ‘unqualified driver.’”
Effects of this ruling are thought to be far-reaching. Comment from the international Truckers’ Brotherhood....
There was more to it, a lot more, but Malone didn’t feel like reading it. It sounded just as confused as he expected news to sound these days, but it also sounded a little dull. He could feel Lou’s breathing against his ear as he read, and he lost interest in the paper almost at once.