Wilson v. Municipality of Anchorage

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Fire Inspector Jesse Wilson resigned his Municipality of Anchorage (MOA)employment in July 1989. Per the terms of a November 13, 1989 MOA letter approved by Wilson’s union president, MOA rehired Wilson, but as a Firefighter III, a lower position, and did not promote him to his original position. The union grieved (unsuccessfully) MOA’s failure to promote Wilson, but did not grieve MOA’s failure to rehire him as an inspector. Wilson sued MOA and his union. The superior court granted MOA and the union complete summary judgment, dismissing Wilson’s fair…