Allied International, Inc. v. International Longshoremen’s Association

Longshoremen’s refusal to unload Soviet shipping - Court Ruling

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the refusal of the International Longshoremen?s Association to load or unload Soviet vessels because of the Afghanistan situation does not constitute a restraint of trade within the meaning of the Anti-trust laws. The Court construed the action as a simple refusal to work wholly politically oriented and not in combination with non-labour interests to hinder business arrangements. The Court noted, perhaps unrealistically, that the consignees could always use the non-union labour to unload Soviet shipping.