Legal Opinion
Carpenter Local No. 1027, Mill Cabinet-Industrial Division v. Lee Lumber & Building Material Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 7, 1993No. 92-3670PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Lee Lumber and Building Material Company fired Richard Gonsowski in February 1990. Gonsowski’s union, Carpenter Local No. 1027, filed a grievance on Gonsowski’s behalf. Shortly after the union filed the grievance, Lee agreed to reinstate Gonsowski if, among other conditions, he returned to work within seven days. Lee and the union agreed that the union would notify Gonsow-ski of his reinstatement and make sure he returned to work on time.
Unfortunately, Gonsowski was out of town and union officials were unable (or neglected) to track him down and tell him to report to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Paperworkers International Union v. Misco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Burchell v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Ethyl Corporation v. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc and Local No. 7441, United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-ClcCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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