530 U.S. 133 (2000) Cited 21,532 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that a "trier of fact can reasonably infer from the falsity of the explanation that the employer is dissembling to cover up a discriminatory purpose"
386 U.S. 171 (1967) Cited 4,209 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that, under the LMRA, an "individual employee has absolute right to have his grievance taken to arbitration regardless of the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement"
431 U.S. 553 (1977) Cited 1,339 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that an allegedly discriminatory practice that was no longer actionable could not form the predicate of a challenge to a neutral seniority system
Holding that a plaintiff first must establish that the union breached its duty of fair representation before a court may consider evidence of an employer's alleged violation of a CBA
In Teamsters Local Union No. 30 v. Helms Express, Inc., 591 F.2d 211 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 837 (1979), we held that an award by a trucking industry joint union employer committee was entitled to identical deference as an award granted by a third party arbitrator.