Legal Opinion
Culinary Workers & Bartenders Union, Local No. 596 v. Gateway Cafe, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1982No. 46799-4PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dore, J. —
These parties and their dispute were before this court in Culinary Workers, Local 596 v. Gateway Cafe, Inc., 91 Wn.2d 353, 588 P.2d 1334 (1979) (Gateway I). A review of the entire controversy is necessary to place our current holding in the proper light.
Issue
Whether a trust fund can collect contributions on behalf of employees from an employer whose employees are not union members, and which employees had never selected their union representative.
Facts
Pursuant to a 1972 collective bargaining agreement, Gateway Cafe, Inc. (Gateway) agreed to make contributions to the Restaurant…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- National Labor Relations Board v. David F. Irvin and James B. McKelvy Partners, D/B/A the Irvin-Mckelvy CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Culinary Workers & Bartenders Union v. Gateway Cafe, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by7 opinions
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