Bubbel v. Wien Air Alaska, Inc.

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

This case arises from representations made by Wien Air Alaska (Wien) to Helmut B. Bubbel (Bubbel) that he would be hired as a permanent economic replacement during the 1977 Wien airline pilots’ strike. The superior court granted a directed verdict in Wien’s favor and this appeal followed.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The facts are not in dispute. The collective bargaining agreement between Wien and the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), the certified bargaining agent representing Wiem pilots, expired on November 30, 1976. In the course of negotiations for a…