Alaska State Employees Ass'n v. Alaska Public Employees Ass'n

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

In 1988, appellant Alaska State Employees Association (ASEA) was chosen by certain state employees to replace appellee Alaska Public Employees Association (APEA) as their exclusive bargaining representative. There was a four-month delay after ASEA won the election until it was formally certified as the representing union. APEA continued to collect union dues during these months and later sent demands for delinquent dues to members then represented by ASEA. ASEA and three individual government employees sought to enjoin APEA from collecting union dues for this period…