Legal Opinion
Wondzell v. Alaska Wood Products, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided September 15, 1978No. 2792, 2804PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
This case brings before us the conflict between a “union shop” agreement and the religious beliefs of a worker whose Seventh-Day Adventist faith forbids affiliation with a labor union. The worker, Robert A. Wondzell, asserts that the union shop agreement violates his rights under state human rights laws and the state and federal constitutions.
The trial court held that Wondzell should pay union dues, but that he need not belong to the union. This satisfied neither side, and cross-appeals have been taken.
Before reaching the merits, we must dispose of jurisdiction and…
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- Robert Kenneth Dewey v. Reynolds Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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