Legal Opinion
Dominic Niro v. Fearn International, Inc., and Beer, Soft Drink, Water, Etc., Local Union 744, I.B.T.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 26, 1987No. 86-2769PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a mutation of a “hybrid” section 301 suit brought by an employee against his union and former employer. See 29 U.S.C. § 185. The variation in this case arises because the union switched sides after a section 301 suit was brought. The union reached an agreement with the former employee to begin pursuing arbitration against the employer rather than defending itself against the employee’s charge of a violation of the duty of fair representation. The district court ordered the union and the employer to arbitrate and it dismissed the employee’s section 301…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- Local No. 1710, International Ass'n of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO v. City of ChicopeeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
- Joseph D. Thomas v. United Parcel Service, Inc. And Local 710, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Aluminum Brick and Glass Workers International Union v. Aaa Plumbing Pottery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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