MESSINA v. IOWA DEPT. OF JOB SERVICE

No. 69367.

341 N.W.2d 52 (1983)

Michael L. MESSINA, Appellee, v. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF JOB SERVICE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied December 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter F. Maley, Blair H. Dewey, and Edmund Schlak, Jr., Des Moines, for appellant.

Martin Ozga, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and McGIVERIN, JJ.


REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

The controlling issue in this appeal is whether an employee is entitled to unemployment benefits when he is discharged for writing a letter to the editor calling for a wildcat strike in direct violation of his union's contract with the employer. The Iowa Department of Job Service (department) found the employee was guilty of misconduct and denied compensation. On review the district court reversed on the ground there was no compelling state...

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