Legal Opinion

Utility Workers of America, Local No. 246, Afl-Cio Jeanette Cintron Alan Rook, Cross-Appellees v. Southern California Edison Company, Cross

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 19, 1988No. 87-5674, 87-5702PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to decide whether section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (1982), preempts a union’s claim that an employer’s unilaterally implemented drug-testing program violates rights guaranteed by the California Constitution.

Utility Workers of America, Local 246, appeals the order dismissing its state constitutional law claims arising out of the implementation of random drug testing of employees by Southern California Edison (SCE) at its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. SCE cross-appeals from the district court’s refusal to…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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