State v. Eaton

Defendant Gary Charles Eaton appeals his conviction of second-degree assault. RCW 9A.36.020(l)(b).

On June 24, 1976, Teamsters Local No. 313 in Tacoma went out on strike. Defendant, a union member, drove truck for Cammarano Brothers, Inc., one of the owner-distributors affected by the strike. The union established picket lines around the Cammarano plant. These lines were respected until June 29 when the employer decided to hire nonunion people to drive its trucks through the picket lines to a secret rendezvous point with a union driver from Seattle who would then assume control over the truck.…