Legal Opinion
Dirks v. Sioux Valley Empire Electric Ass'n
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 1990No. 16463PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Justice (on reassignment).
Lawrence Dirks (Dirks) appeals a summary judgment which dismissed his actions for (1) breach of employment contract, and (2) violation of right-to-work laws. We affirm.
Dirks, a journeyman electrician, was employed by Sioux Valley Empire Electric Association (Sioux Valley) from 1980 until July of 1984. In July 1984, a collective-bargaining agreement existed between Sioux Valley and Local Union 426 of the Interna*427tional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. That agreement provided that no employee could be discharged “without cause” and established a four-step…
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