Jesse L. Cook v. Chrysler Corporation United Automobile Aerospace, Agricultural Implement Workers Local 110

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Jesse Cook appeals an adverse decision in an action for religious discrimination in employment. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Jesse Cook was employed on the assembly line at Chrysler’s St. Louis plants from 1976 until 1986, when he was terminated for excessive absences. Cook is a Seventh Day Adventist. His religious beliefs prohibit work from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. The terms and conditions of Cook’s employment are determined in part by a national collective bargaining agreement between Chrysler and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and…