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Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, Local Union No 49, Afl-Cio (Aztech International, Ltd)

291 N.L.R.B. 282 (N.L.R.B. 1988)
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, Local Union No 49, Afl-Cio (Aztech International, Ltd)

13 Cited authorities

  1. Vaca v. Sipes

    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"

  2. Humphrey v. Moore

    375 U.S. 335 (1964)   Cited 760 times
    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

  3. Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman

    345 U.S. 330 (1953)   Cited 881 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a union acting in its representative capacity owes a duty of fair representation to those on whose behalf it acts

  4. Steele v. L. N.R. Co.

    323 U.S. 192 (1944)   Cited 959 times
    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"

  5. Peterson v. Kennedy

    771 F.2d 1244 (9th Cir. 1985)   Cited 407 times
    Holding that the defendant's telephone calls and letters to the forum state were "legally insufficient to satisfy the purposeful availment prong of the [specific jurisdiction] test"

  6. Dutrisac v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.

    749 F.2d 1270 (9th Cir. 1983)   Cited 95 times
    Holding that a union's failure to perform the "mechanical function" of attending to deadlines is ministerial conduct

  7. Ruzicka v. General Motors Corporation

    523 F.2d 306 (6th Cir. 1975)   Cited 115 times
    Finding 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.”

  8. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Local 282, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

    740 F.2d 141 (2d Cir. 1984)   Cited 75 times
    Holding that there is "no reason why a breach of this duty cannot also be found . . . [where] the Union is charged with failing to inform many of its members about an arbitration award affecting their employment status

  9. Robesky v. Qantas Empire Airways Ltd.

    573 F.2d 1082 (9th Cir. 1978)   Cited 89 times
    Holding intentional conduct without rational basis is arbitrary breach of duty of fair representation

  10. N.L.R.B. v. Miranda Fuel Co., Inc.

    326 F.2d 172 (2d Cir. 1963)   Cited 98 times

    No. 73, Docket 26232. Argued October 21, 1963. Decided December 11, 1963. Melvin J. Welles, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C. (Arnold Ordman, General Counsel, Dominick L. Manoli, Associate General Counsel, Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Asst. General Counsel, and Herman M. Levy, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for petitioner. Samuel J. Cohen, New York City (Jack Last and Cohen Weiss, New York City, on the brief), for respondent Union. Ruth