Legal Opinion
Conley v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 15, 1989PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
On January 4, 1985, the plaintiff, Deborah Conley, filed a complaint for declaratory relief and damages against her employer, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), and Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union (union), the union which represented the collective bargaining unit of which she was a member, and against various officials of both the MBTA and the union. The complaint alleged that the defendants’ actions in indefinitely suspending the plaintiff violated42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985 (1982), and G. L. c. 12, § 111 (1986 ed.), and sought declaratory and injunctive relief, back…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1 v. HudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- National Labor Relations Board v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by31 opinions
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