Mealey's (November 9, 2017, 10:21 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A union representing construction equipment operators that had contracts with various construction companies had no right to stage strikes when the jobs were primarily given to members of another union with a similar contract, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Oct. 31, finding that the striking union had no claim to the jobs (International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18 v. National Labor Relations Board, et al., Nos. 16-1800/1969, 6th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 21857)....