Legal Opinion
Westermayer v. Pullman Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 20, 1973No. 72 C 2927PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BAUER, District Judge.
This cause comes on the defendant unions’ motion to dismiss the complaint or in the alternative for summary judgment on their behalf and on the defendant Pullman Company’s motion to dismiss.
This is an action based on the alleged wrongful discharge of employees by a carrier and the failure of labor unions to adequately represent their members in violation of the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.
The plaintiffs in this action are former employees of the Pullman Company (“Pullman”) who worked in St. Louis, Missouri until their furlough…
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