Legal Opinion
Joy v. Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 31, 1991No. 11125-3-IIIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShields, J.
Jimmie Joy sued his employer, Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation, for tortious interference with his off-duty contractual right to do work for others. Kaiser moved to dismiss, asserting lack of subject matter jurisdiction because of preemption by section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 185(a). Mr. Joy appeals the dismissal of his claim; we affirm.
Kaiser has a collective bargaining agreement with the United Steelworkers of America AFL-CIO (Union), which governs conditions of employment of hourly employees at its Trentwood Plant. Mr. Joy, a Union…
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