International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, Lodge 751 v. The Boeing Company

833 F.2d 165 126 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3303 , 45 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 791 , 45 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,593 , 56 USLW 2339 , 108 Lab.Cas. P 10,253 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS, LODGE 751, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. The BOEING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, and Thomasine Nichols, Defendant-Appellee/Cross Appellant. Nos. 86-4345, 86-4373. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 8, 1987. Decided Nov. 27, 1987. Edward M. Gaffney, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., and Steven T. McFarland, Ellis & Li, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee/cross appellant Thomasine Nichols. Evan Jay Cutting, Office of General Counsel, Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee Boeing Co. Hugh Hafer and Cheryl A. French, Hafer, Price, Rinehart & Schwerin, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant/cross appellee Int'l Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before KENNEDY and BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and NIELSEN, * District Judge. BEEZER, Circuit Judge: 1 Based on her religious convictions, Nichols, an employee of the Boeing Company (Boeing),…