Heidtke v. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers

Plaintiff, former business manager of Boilermakers Local Lodge 401 (Boilermakers Local 401), brought this claim for unpaid wages against defendant Boilermakers Local 72. The trial court granted plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment as to liability and denied defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment. After trial on the issue of damages, the trial court entered judgment for plaintiff.

In 1981, plaintiff was elected to a three-year term as business manager for Boilermakers Local 401, an affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Ironship Builders, Blacksmiths,…