Vaca v. Sipes

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"

Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight

Holding that employees can challenge final decision of arbitrator only if they "prove . . . the Union's breach of duty tainting the decision of the [arbitrator]"

Republic Steel v. Maddox

Holding that an "employee must afford the union the opportunity to act on his behalf

Clayton v. Automobile Workers

Holding that internal union procedures must be exhausted before a hybrid claim can be brought

Humphrey v. Moore

Holding that the union did not breach its duty of fair representation in negotiating a deal which favored some members of the same bargaining unit over others

Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman

Holding that a union acting in its representative capacity owes a duty of fair representation to those on whose behalf it acts

Electrical Workers v. Foust

Holding that the weight of authority finds that punitive damages are private fines levied by civil juries

Steele v. L. N.R. Co.

Holding that a labor organization must represent all members of a "craft or class of employees . . . regardless of their union affiliations or want of them"

Gateway Coal Co. v. Mine Workers

Finding that contractual agreement to submit disagreements to binding arbitration included disputes over safety and thus gave rise to implied obligation not to strike over such disputes

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.

Holding that majority rule concept is at the center of federal labor policy

Section 175 - National Labor-Management Panel; creation and composition; appointment, tenure, and compensation; duties