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HOVAN v. UNITED BROTH. OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS

No. 82-1720.

704 F.2d 641 (1983)

John HOVAN, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton Stanzler, with whom Richard A. Skolnik, Lynette Labinger, and Abedon, Michaelson, Stanzler, Biener, Skolnik & Lipsey, Providence, R.I., were on brief, for defendants, appellants.

Stephen J. Fortunato, Jr., with whom McKinnon & Fortunato, Pawtucket, R.I., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellee.

Before ALDRICH, BOWNES and BREYER, Circuit Judges.

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

John Hovan works for a Rhode Island firm whose employees are represented by Local 94 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America ("the Union"). Hovan seeks to join the Union, but he has been denied membership because he will not swear an oath that states, "I am not now affiliated with, and never will join or give aid, comfort or support to any Revolutionary Organization." Hovan sued the Union and its officers in federal district...

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