Legal Opinion
Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 23, 1987No. Nos. 85-2971, 86-1763PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
These cases present issues of extreme importance affecting workers covered by collective bargaining agreements. We must decide whether a claim of retaliatory discharge, a claim of intentional interference with an employment contract, and a claim that certain discharge procedures are defective, are preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a) (1982).1 We conclude that § 301 preempts these state claims, and therefore affirm the judgments of the district court.
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The facts underlying Lingle are not disputed. The plaintiff, Lingle, was an…
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