Legal Opinion
Weller v. G. M. W. (Glendenning Motorways, Inc.)
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 27, 1982No. 82 C 1906PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum
LEIGHTON, District Judge.
This is an action brought pursuant to Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (LMRA), for unlawful discharge and breach of the duty of fair representation. On September 9, 1981, after 20 years on the job, plaintiff John H. Weller was discharged from his employment as a dockworker with the defendant Glendenning Motorways, Inc. (GMW) for excessive absenteeism. He filed a grievance; on September 28, 1981, pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement, a grievance hearing was held. He was represented by John Altepeter, the business…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United Parcel Service, Inc. v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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