Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit February 13, 1976, Nos. 75-1564, 75-1614 and 75-1645 (Richardson v. Communications Workers)

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

This is the third appeal arising out of this litigation. The issues raised in plaintiff’s appeal and in the cross-appeals by the defendants cannot be placed in proper focus without briefly reviewing *128the history of the case, which is now here after the third jury trial.