Steelworkers, Locals 196, 6850, 7508, Etc.

5 Cited authorities

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"
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
Bazarte v. United Transportation Union
429 F.2d 868 (3d Cir. 1970) Cited 145 times
Holding that "proof that the union may have acted negligently or exercised poor judgment is not enough to support a claim of unfair representation" and a union has discretion to "settle or even to abandon a grievance, so long as it does not act arbitrarily"
Local Un. No. 12, v. N.L.R.B
368 F.2d 12 (5th Cir. 1966) Cited 90 times
No. 22239. November 9, 1966. Clarence Rhea, Gadsden, Ala., Robert L. Carter, New York City, for petitioner. Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Asst. Gen. Counsel, N.L.R.B., Melvin J. Welles, Atty., N.L.R.B., Washington, D.C., for respondent. Before RIVES and THORNBERRY, Circuit Judges, and GARZA, District Judge. THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge. Petitioner, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum Plastic Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Local Union No. 12 (hereinafter referred to as Local 12), initiated these proceedings to review
Mumford v. Glover
503 F.2d 878 (5th Cir. 1974) Cited 30 times
In Mumford v. Glover, 503 F.2d 878 (5th Cir. 1974), individual employees sued the union and the employer for extending a pension plan beyond June 30, 1972, the date before which, under the collective bargaining agreement, no renegotiation of the pension fund could occur.

Steelworkers, Locals 196, 6850, 7508, Etc.

5 Cited authorities

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"

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

Bazarte v. United Transportation Union

Holding that "proof that the union may have acted negligently or exercised poor judgment is not enough to support a claim of unfair representation" and a union has discretion to "settle or even to abandon a grievance, so long as it does not act arbitrarily"

Local Un. No. 12, v. N.L.R.B

Mumford v. Glover

In Mumford v. Glover, 503 F.2d 878 (5th Cir. 1974), individual employees sued the union and the employer for extending a pension plan beyond June 30, 1972, the date before which, under the collective bargaining agreement, no renegotiation of the pension fund could occur.