Ford v. University of Montana

The plaintiff, Bonnie Ford, brought this action against her public employer, the University of Montana (University), and her exclusive collective bargaining unit, the Missoula Typographical Union No. 277 (Union). Bonnie Ford claimed that she was wrongfully assigend to a night shift by the Union and wrongfully terminated from employment by the University when she refused to work the night shift. Before the plaintiff presented any evidence, the defendant Union moved the District Court to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. At the close of plaintiff’s case, the defendant Union moved the District…