Casey v. City of Fairbanks

OPINION

DIMOND, Senior Justice.

This appeal concerns the question of whether appellant, Jack Casey, is entitled to bring a direct action for wrongful discharge against his former employer, appellee City of Fairbanks (“the City”). The superior court granted the City’s motion for summary judgment. We reverse.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Casey was hired by the City of Fairbanks as an electrical and building inspector. Pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement subsequently entered into by the City of Fairbanks and the Fairbanks Joint Crafts Council (“the Working Agreement”), Casey was…