Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local No. 2
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 29, 2016No. 13 C 7343PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
REBECCA R. PALLMEYER, United States District Judge
Pro se Plaintiff Benny L. Stewart is a staging technician and was a member of the Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local No. 2 (“Union”) from 2007 to 2013. In this suit, Stewart—who is 60 years old and African American—alleges that the Union failed to represent him in a September 2011 wage grievance and later failed to adequately respond to harassment of Stewart by another Union member. In both instances, Stewart claims that the Union’s actions were based on his race and intended as retaliation for an earlier…
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