Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Highway, City & Air Freight Drivers, Dockmen, & Helpers Local Union No. 600 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, & Helpers of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1986No. 85-1641PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Dominic Stevens, a former employee of Churchill Truck Lines, brought this suit against his union, Highway, City & Air Freight Drivers, Dockmen, and Helpers Local Union No. 600, claiming that the union had failed in its duty of fair representation. Stevens had been fired for allegedly falsifying a timecard, and the union invoked on his behalf the grievance procedure contained in the collective-bargaining agreement between it and the employer. The procedure, however, resulted in sustaining the employer’s decision to discharge Stevens, and Stevens claims in this suit that…
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- Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Findley v. Jones Motor FreightCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- William Minnis v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UawCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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