George L. Seay v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation

OPINION

Before SNEED and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and ZIRPOLI, District Judge. * ZIRPOLI, District Judge:

This case involves a dispute between non-union employees of McDonnell Douglas and the International Association of Machinists (hereafter “IAM”) 1 concerning the purposes for which the union uses agency fees paid by plaintiffs pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement between IAM and McDonnell Douglas. 2 Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant union.

Background

In International Association of Machinists v. Street, 367 U.S.…