Legal Opinion
Robert J. McGinnis v. Local Union 710, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a Labor Organization
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 25, 1985No. 84-2723PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
This action seeks an order requiring Local 710, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“Local 710” or “the Union”) to provide its remotely situated members with regional meetings or mail ballots for voting on amendments to the bylaws of the Union. Plaintiffs, four members of Local 710, assert that the Union’s policy of requiring its members to attend meetings in Chicago in person to vote on amendments to Local 710’s “Constitution and By-Laws” (hereinafter “By-Laws”) violates their rights of equal voting privileges and of free speech and assembly guaranteed under Title…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United Steelworkers of America v. SadlowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Scofield v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Local 3489, United Steelworkers of America v. UserySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by26 opinions
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