New England Regional Council of Carpenters v. Connecticut Ironworkers Employers Association, Inc., et al.

Whether the Second Circuit Court of Appeals erred by ruling, contrary to other federal courts of appeal, that subcontracting agreements between employers and a labor union permitted by the construction industry exception to 29 U.S.C. § 158(e), enacted to allow construction industry collective bargaining, do not qualify for the implicit exemption to antitrust.

Whether the Second Circuit Court of Appeals erred when it ruled that a violation of labor law removes a labor union’s conduct from shelter under the implicit exemption for antitrust violations.

Whether the Second Circuit Court of Appeals erred by ruling that work assignments are not mandatory subjects of bargaining, in conflict with other federal courts of appeal.

Whether the Second Circuit Court of Appeals erred in assuming, contrary to this Court’s precedent, that labor unions have antitrust standing to sue other labor unions for their union members’ lost employment opportunities in the labor market. (i)