12.9.3 Conspiracy in Derogation of Right to Work.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

12.9.3 Conspiracy in Derogation of Right to Work. In Sheet Metal Workers International Association v. Nichols,¹⁷⁴ the Arizona Supreme Court held that an experienced sheet metal worker failed to make a prima facie case of conspiracy between a union and certain employers to deprive the worker of employment. The worker alleged he was expelled from the union with statements that he would not be permitted to do such work again, and thereafter was discharged from three successive jobs. The court concluded that if such evidence was sufficient to establish a conspiracy, “then every employer discharging a nonunion employee for any reason whatever would do...