Legal Opinion
Collins v. Pennsylvania Telephone Union, Local No. 1944
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 28, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-674PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEBER, District Judge.
This is an action by local union officers and other members against their local and international union brought under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (hereinafter “LMRDA”), 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. Two plaintiffs were officers who were removed from office after a trial in accordance with the union constitution. The decision of the union’s International Vice President barred them from seeking office for two years. After this suit was filed, the union’s International President restored their eligibility to run for office but sustained the removal.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Flora v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Toebelman v. Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- The Grand Lodge of the International Association of MacHinists Etc. v. John J. King, Earl N. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Paul J. Sheridan v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local No. 626, an Unincorporated AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Frederick E. Lewis v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Roger Bradford v. Textile Workers of America, Afl-Cio, Local 1093Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Koenig v. ClarkDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
- Collins v. Pennsylvania Telephone Union, Local No. 1944District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1977