LOCAL 358 v. DES MOINES REGISTER

No. 88-560.

438 N.W.2d 598 (1989)

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 358 and Frank Thompson, Appellants, v. DES MOINES REGISTER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil A. Barrick of Barrick Law Office, Des Moines, for appellants.

Greg A. Naylor and Eric P. Sloter of Nyemaster, Goode, McLaughlin, Emery & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


SCHULTZ, Justice.

This appeal presents the jurisdictional issue of whether federal labor law preempts consideration of a state statute. The plaintiffs claim the statute requires an employer to accept an assignment of an employee's wages for payment of union dues. The trial court dismissed the action based on lack of subject matter jurisdiction because of federal preemption. We affirm the trial court's ruling.

Plaintiff Frank Thompson is a member of the Teamsters...

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