Plumbers, Local 60
4 Cited authorities
Vaca v. Sipes
386 U.S. 171 (1967) Cited 4,209 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman
345 U.S. 330 (1953) Cited 881 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that a union acting in its representative capacity owes a duty of fair representation to those on whose behalf it acts
Ruzicka v. General Motors Corporation
523 F.2d 306 (6th Cir. 1975) Cited 115 timesFinding inexplicable delay in pursuing grievances to be a breach of the DFR and stating, “The requirement of exhaustion of intra-Union remedies is bottomed on the hope that such procedures will quickly resolve disputes without the delay inherent in the judicial process and with the aid of persons experienced at resolving member-union conflicts short of a full-blown judicial proceeding. When that hope has failed, however, the member is not barred from proceeding to federal court with a claim of unfair representation.”
Griffin v. International U., United Automobile
469 F.2d 181 (4th Cir. 1972) Cited 122 timesIn Griffin v. International U., U.A.W., 469 F.2d 181 (4th Cir. 1972), the court stated that a union could not refuse to process a grievance without reasons.