Skookum Co., Inc. v. Employment Division

This is a petition for review of a decision by the Court of Appeals affirming an award of unemployment benefits to certain employees of the Skookum Company for the period of December 1, 1974, to January 10, 1975. The Court of Appeals held that these claimants were entitled to unemployment compensation following their attempt to return from a strike. 24 Or App 271, 545 P2d 914 (1976). The majority concluded that as of December 2 the cause of claimants’ unemployment was their employer’s decision to hire permanent replacements for the striking workers and not the labor dispute. Thus, the court…