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Ostrofsky v. United Steelworkers of America

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jan 7, 1960
273 F.2d 614 (4th Cir. 1960)

Opinion

No. 7905.

Argued January 5, 1960.

Decided January 7, 1960.

Fred E. Weisgal and Bernard W. Rubenstein, Baltimore, Md., for appellants.

Jerry D. Anker, Washington, D.C. (Arthur J. Goldberg, David E. Feller, Washington, D.C., Jacob J. Edelman, and Marshall A. Levin, Baltimore, Md., on the brief), for United Steelworkers of America, appellee.

Ralph L. McAfee, New York City (H. Vernon Eney, Baltimore, Md., John H. Morse, New York City, Russell R. Reno, Jr., Venable, Baetjer Howard, Baltimore, Md., Thomas D. Barr, Frank Cummings, and Cravath, Swaine Moore, New York City, on the brief), for Bethlehem Steel Co., appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and HAYNSWORTH and BOREMAN, Circuit Judges.


For the reason that the plaintiffs utterly failed to cooperate with the union, as clearly shown in the opinion of the District Court, 171 F. Supp. 782, we think the union was neither unreasonable nor arbitrary in refusing to prosecute the grievances of the plaintiffs. Consequently, no right of action has accrued to them against the union or against their former employer.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Ostrofsky v. United Steelworkers of America

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Jan 7, 1960
273 F.2d 614 (4th Cir. 1960)
Case details for

Ostrofsky v. United Steelworkers of America

Case Details

Full title:Aaron OSTROFSKY, Joseph Henderson, William H. Wood and Benjamin M. Fino…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Jan 7, 1960

Citations

273 F.2d 614 (4th Cir. 1960)

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