Vought v. Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council No. 39

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

If there’s any truth to the rumor that Jimmy Hoffa has been resting for the last 33+ years somewhere beneath the end zone at Giants Stadium (or “The Meadow-lands” as the New York Jets prefer) in East Rutherford, New Jersey, this case, involving political in-fighting at a Teamster’s Local in Wisconsin, might cause his body to stir just a bit.

In today’s case, we revisit the question of whether the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., allows an individual to sue over the loss of appointed union employment. Relying on our precedent,…