Building Service Employees International Union v. University of Minnesota Employees Union Local 450

Otis, Justice.

TMs is an action brought by plaintiff union, the International, to require defendant, the Local, to give recognition and effect to the appointment of a trustee over the Local’s affairs. The issues concern the validity of the Local’s .disaffiliation and the right to its assets. The trial court ruled in favor of the Local on both questions.

It appears without dispute that the International gave the Local its charter in 1958 and subsequently furnished it financial support in a sum exceeding $10,500. Dissatisfaction between the Local and the International came to a head in 1962 when…