Jim v. Fisher v. Grant R. Walker

WINNER, District Judge.

Fisher was a Salt Lake City fireman, and Walker was the city’s fire chief. Before 1969, the Salt Lake City Fire Department had two functioning organizations, the Firemen’s Relief Association and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local Union No. 1645 (herein called the union). The Relief Association had responsibility for insurance and welfare benefits, while the union was charged with responsibility for negotiation of wages and terms of employment. The union was composed of both firemen and officers, but in July, 1969, the officers formed a separate…