Jackson, Albert S., Jr. v. The National Maritime Union of America, Afl-Cio

OPINION OF THE COURT

In West v. Conrail, — U.S. -, 107 S.Ct. 1538, 95 L.Ed.2d 32 (1987), the United States Supreme Court explained the significance of its decision in DelCostello v. Teamsters, 462 U.S. 151, 103 S.Ct. 2281, 76 L.Ed.2d 476 (1983). In West, the Court noted that DelCostello had filled a gap in federal law by determining that the six-month limitation period prescribed in § 10(b) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 160(b) (1982), should be applied to hybrid claims under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (1982). The Court went on,…