McCreedy v. Local Union No. 971 UAW

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This case presents two issues. First, what limitations period should be applied to a union’s action to compel arbitration under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185? Second, when did the employees’ “hybrid section 301” cause of action accrue?

I. History of the Case

The initial plaintiffs in this case are thirty-four former employees of Bendix Corporation’s Heavy Vehicle Systems Group in Elyria, Ohio. They filed this action on August 5, 1983, alleging that Bendix had breached the collective bargaining agreement by not affording…