CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. No. 47. Argued November 17, 1949. Decided December 5, 1949. An employer and a labor organization entered into a closed-shop agreement which was valid under the National Labor Relations Act and under state law. The agreement, which the employer had entered into in good faith, was of indefinite duration and had been in effect more than four years. Pursuant to the agreement, upon the demand of the labor organization and in good
No. 99-2577. Argued February 10, 2000. Decided October 16, 2000. Appeal from the Court of Appeals, Diane P. Wood, Circuit Judge. Craig Becker (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner. Elizabeth Kinney, National Labor Relations Board, Chicago, IL, Anna Francis (argued), Aileen Armstrong, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Jeffrey W. Pagano, King, Pagano Harrison, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae. Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges. DIANE