Legal Opinion
John Early v. Eastern Transfer
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 1, 1983No. 82-1217PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
John and Stephen Early, father and son, brought this suit in the district court under section 301 of the Labor Management Rela tions Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, against their former employer, their union, and two of the union’s officers. Asserting breaches of the duty of fair representation by the union and of the collective bargaining agreement by the employer, they challenged a joint committee decision upholding their discharges, and demanded damages, reinstatement, back pay, and attorneys’ fees. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court found…
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