Legal Opinion
Leonard Linton v. United Parcel Service International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local No. 243
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1994No. 92-1058PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Leonard Linton, a former employee of defendant-appellee United Parcel Service (UPS), appeals the district court’s granting of summary judgment on his claim that defendant-appellee International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 243 (“the union”), breached its duty of fair representation, 779 F.Supp. 897. Because we hold that a triable issue of fact exists as to whether the union breached its duty of fair representation by refusing to appeal Linton’s grievance over his discharge to the state grievance committee, we find that summary judgment was not…
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