Ryder v. Port of Seattle

Gary Ryder appeals the summary judgment order in favor of the Port of Seattle, a municipal corporation, claiming that the entry of summary judgment was error in that (1) his discrimination claims do not allege an unfair labor practice under RCW 41.56.140 but rather arbitrary and capricious action by a public employer so that they are not barred by the RCW 41.56.160 statute of limitations and his failure to exhaust his administrative remedies and (2) his claims of discrimination based upon union membership status and nepotism and of a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 violation improperly were dismissed on the…