Legal Opinion
Sarro v. Retail Store Employees Union
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 1984No. Civ. 53566PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MILLER, J.
A union member appeals from the dismissal of her complaint alleging that her union failed to adequately represent her in the grievance procedure after her discharge from employment. We conclude that the complaint does not state a cause of action under federal law for the breach of the union’s duty to give union members “fair representation” and that the causes of action under state tort and contract law cannot be maintained in light of federal preemption of this area. Accordingly, we affirm the superior court’s dismissal of the complaint.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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