The following excerpt is from Jou-Jou Designs v. International Ladies Garment Workers Union, AFL-CIO, 643 F.2d 905 (2nd Cir. 1981):
Nor do the federal courts have jurisdiction to afford these plaintiffs injunctive relief. The Norris-LaGuardia Act was "intended drastically to curtail the equity jurisdiction of federal courts in the field of labor disputes". Green v. Obergfell, 121 F.2d 46, 51-52 (D.C.Cir.1941). The Norris-LaGuardia Act denies the federal courts jurisdiction to issue an injunction against any lawful act "involving or growing out of a labor dispute". 29 U.S.C. 107. The term "labor dispute" includes conflicts between employees, as in this case, and not only conflicts between employers and employees. Green v. Obergfell, 121 F.2d at 50. Since the plaintiffs have failed to make out a viable claim that this arbitration is unlawful, the federal courts lack not only cause but also the power to interfere with this arbitration.
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