McDANIEL v. ESSEX INTERN., INC.

No 76-1674.

571 F.2d 338 (1978)

Doris McDANIEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ESSEX INTERNATIONAL, INC., a/k/a Essex Wire, and Lodge 982, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Boothby, Berrien Springs, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas J. Kircher, Cincinnati, Ohio, John O'B. Clarke, Jr., Washington, D. C., for Local Lodge 982.

Abner W. Sibal, Joseph T. Eddins, Jr., Beatrice Rosenberg, Raj K. Gupta, Equal Employment Opportunity Comm., Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae E.E.O.C.

Robert J. Chovanec, John D. Tully (Essex Internat'l.), Warner, Norcross & Judd, Grand Rapids, Mich., Gordon J. Quist (Local 982), Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummisky, Grand Rapids, Mich., Daniel W. Rudy, Frederick F. Thornburg, Thornburg, McGill, Deahl, Harman, Carey & Murray, South Bend, Ind., Frank L. Gallucci, Essex Group, Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., for defendants-appellees.

Before LIVELY and KEITH, Circuit Judges, and NEESE, District Judge.


LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by a Seventh-day Adventist who was discharged by her employer for refusing to pay union dues. One of the questions presented is whether section 8(a)(3), (b)(2) of the Taft-Hartley Act, 29 U.S.C. § 158(a)(3), (b)(2) (1970)1 represents an accommodation to the religious beliefs and practices of an employee who adheres to the doctrine of a church which...

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