Mahoney v. Sailors' Union of the Pacific

This case was argued first in Department and then reheard by the entire court. In an En Banc opinion, reported at 43 Wn. (2d) 874, 264 P. (2d) 1095, we affirmed the judgment for plaintiff. Thereafter, we granted a second rehearing En Banc to consider a jurisdictional question in the light of several Federal court decisions which have been reported since our opinion was filed.

*455Specifically, this question is whether the labor management relations act of 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the act), 61 Stat. 136 et seq., 29 U. S. C. 1952 ed., § 141 et seq., commonly known as the Taft-Hartley act,…