Commissioner of Labor ex rel. Shofstall v. International Union of Painters & Allied Trades

MASSA, Justice.

In July 2008, Stephen Shofstall and Edward Posey lost a union election, and with it their jobs. Deborah Posey, Edward’s wife, had served the Union as a clerical employee, but the new Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer of the Union discharged her as well. All three sued the Union to recover compensation for unused accrued vacation pay, but the. trial court granted summary judgment to the Union and the plaintiffs appealed. Because Shof-stall and Edward Posey held elected positions, we find they should be treated differently than Deborah Posey, and we therefore affirm in part,…