Legal Opinion
Turner v. Dempster
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1984No. Nos. 83-2407, 84-1703PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
The union constitution provided that only “full book” members could vote on all union-related matters. Members attain full book status by working on a ship at sea for six years. Members who have not attained full book status may exercise only limited rights within the union. In a 1981 constitutional referendum, full book members voted to raise quarterly dues from $30 to $50 and to reduce the time required to attain full book status from six years service to three years membership. Turner contested the dues increase and the rule which allowed only those members with six…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Calhoon v. HarveySupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Samuelu Masalosalo, a Minor, by Paepae Masalosalo, His Mother and Guardian Ad Litem, and Paepae Masalosalo v. Stonewall Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Stelling v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 1547Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Kupau v. YamamotoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Harold Parish v. Ralph Legion, Business AgentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Ble International Reform Committee, Secretary of Labor, Intervenor v. John F. SytsmaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Bernard v. Local 100, Transport Workers UnionDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- Peter Turner v. Paul Dempster, President and Individually, and Sailors' Union of the Pacific, an Unincorporated Association, Peter Turner v. Paul Dempster and Sailors' Union of the PacificCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984