ZARELLI v. OPERATIVE PLASTERERS, 125 N.J. Super. 412 (1973)

311 A.2d 206

CARMEN S. ZARELLI, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. OPERATIVE PLASTERERS’ AND CEMENT MASONS’ LOCAL NO. 699 OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ANTHONY LaTORRE, SR., MARY LaTORRE, ANTHONY LaTORRE, JR., AND ALPHONSE LaTORRE, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.Submitted October 29, 1973 —
Decided November 9, 1973.

Appeal from Superior Court, Law Division.

Before Judges LEONARD, ALLCORN and CRAHAY.

Mr. Carlton W. Rowand, attorney for the appellant.

Tomar, Parks, Seliger, Simonoff Adourian, attorneys for the respondents (Messrs David Seliger and Robert F. O’Brien, of counsel).

PER CURIAM.

It is settled that an action by a union member against the union and its officers asserting wrongful interference

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with “existing or prospective employment relations”, is not cognizable in the state courts; that such matters have been pre-empted by the Federal government by virtue of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.; Iron Workers Union v. Perko, 373 U.S. 701, 705, 83 S.Ct. 1429, 10 L.Ed.2d 646 (1963); Association of Journeymen v. Borden, 373 U.S. 690, 83 S.Ct. 1423, 10 L.Ed.2d 638 (1963); Motor Coach Employees v. Lockridge, 403 U.S. 274, 295-297, 91 S.Ct. 1909, 29 L.Ed.2d 473 (1971).

Affirmed.