William H. Ayres v. International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers

666 F.2d 441 109 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2606 , 93 Lab.Cas. P 13,225 William H. AYRES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS; Local Union No. 125, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County, Defendants-Appellees. No. 80-3358. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 3, 1981. Decided Jan. 28, 1982. Richard L. Butler, Cook, Berst, Landeen & Butler, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant. Richard H. Robblee, Hafer, Cassidy & Price, William A. Roberts, Seattle, Wash., Randolph L. Johnson, Vancouver, Wash., argued, for defendants-appellees; Vance, Davies, Roberts, Reid & Anderson, Hugh Hafer, Seattle, Wash., Blair, Schaefer, Hutchison, Potter, Horton & Johnson, Vancouver, Wash., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before HUG and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and WATERS * , District Judge. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 This action for a claimed breach of the duty of fair representation was brought under section 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (a). The issue presented is whether…