Opinion ID: 511694
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Denial of union facilities to core members

Text: 93 The majority also claims to find additional support for its conclusion that there is substantial evidence of discriminatory animus in the fact that core members were denied use of the union's building facilities. The majority's reliance on this evidence--even if only to provide additional support for its judgment--again reflects its failure to understand that the union may legitimately proscribe rights, privileges and benefits of core members, so long as employment status is not affected. Indeed, under the proviso to section 8(b)(1)(A), the union may make core membership as unattractive as possible. 94 Nor is it relevant that members of the public were entitled to use the facilities. Such persons, unlike core members, have not rejected full union participation; nor can the union offer them an all or nothing full membership option. Clearly, the union has nothing to gain from denying the use of its facilities to the general public. However, the union does stand to benefit if core members are denied every possible privilege and as a result are given additional incentive to become full members. 95