Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union No. 2623 v. International Woodworkers of America, Local No. 49

On June 4, 1935, an unincorporated association of lumber mill workers in Lewis county obtained a charter from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, an international organization which was chartered by the American Federation of Labor. The local union became, under its charter, Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union No. 2623, of Centraba, Washington.

The members of the local union were classified as non-beneficial members; that is, the only financial obligation owed by the local union to the parent body which chartered it was a per capita tax of twenty-five cents monthly.…