Paoletti v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Presiding Judge

This appeal is from a judgment in a wrongful employment discharge action, and the denial of a motion for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Appellants claim that before respondent-employee may pursue a claim against his employer for violation of a collective bargaining agreement he must first prove his union breached its duty of fair representation by electing not to submit his wrongful discharge grievance to arbitration. We reverse.

FACTS

Respondent Quentin Paoletti was employed by appellant Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a cable…