BALD v. RCA ALASCOM

No. 2554.

569 P.2d 1328 (1977)

Bernadine BALD, Appellant, v. RCA ALASCOM and Teamsters Local 959, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

As Corrected December 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Wagstaff and R. Collin Middleton, Wagstaff & Middleton, Anchorage, for appellant.

Carolyn E. Jones, Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard O. Gantz, Hughes, Thorsness, Gantz, Powell & Brundin, and Lee S. Glass, Johnson, Christenson, Shamberg & Link, Inc., Anchorage, Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellees.

Before RABINOWITZ and CONNOR, JJ., and DIMOND, J. Pro Tem.


OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

In this case, a worker whose religious convictions forbid affiliation with a labor union alleges that she was wrongfully discriminated against by her employer and the union which represents its employees. The issue on appeal does not concern the merits of her allegations, but only whether this case is within the jurisdiction of the state courts. The union and the employer argue that under the principle of federal preemption, exclusive...

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