Legal Opinion
Gold v. Local Union No. 888
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 12, 1991No. 87 Civ. 8291 (KMW)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIMBA M. WOOD, District Judge.
Defendant, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (“the Company”), moves for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on plaintiffs claim that the union breached its duty of fair representation. 1 The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, and Local Union No. 888, UFCW-AFL-CIO (collectively “the union”) move to dismiss the Company’s cross-claim.
Facts
The facts underlying this motion are undisputed, except where noted. The Company discharged plaintiff, Leonard Gold, an employee for 29 years, because of…
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