Legal Opinion
Edward C. Dober v. Roadway Express, Inc., Benjamin Carter, and Thomas Kovalik
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 18, 1983No. 82-2422PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), against Roadway Express and two of its officers for breach of a collective bargaining contract. The alleged breach was the subject of a grievance proceeding that the plaintiff, Dober, lost; and the parties agree, as they must, that unless the union violated its duty of fair representation in prosecuting Dober’s grievance he cannot relitigate the grievance in a section 301 suit. See Vaca v. Sipes, 386 U.S. 171, 185-86, 87 S.Ct. 903, 914, 17 L.Ed.2d 842 (1967). The district court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Albert Hoffman v. Lonza, Inc., a Corporation, and Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers' International Union, Pekin Local No. 7-662, a Labor OrganizationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Daniel K. Graf v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, Local No. 882Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Philip C. Miller v. Gateway Transportation Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Maxim B. Rupe, Cross-Appellant v. Spector Freight Systems, Inc., and Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union, Local 279, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- H. Jack Frandsen v. Brotherhood Of Railway, Airline And Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express And Station EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Ronald Mays v. Chicago Sun-Times and Graphic Communications Union, Chicago Paper Handlers' & Electrotypers' Local No. 2, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
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