Knox v. International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, & Agricultural Implement Workers

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, better known as the Landrum-Griffin Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 401 et seq., for the wrongful expulsion of a member from a labor union. Plaintiff prays “to be re-established to all the full privileges, benefits and rights of a member in good standing” and for $200,000 in damages.

The district court dismissed the action on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction, holding that (1) the expulsion of plaintiff from the union took place before September 14, 1959, the effective date of the…