Legal Opinion

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. v. Local Union No. 1, Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers' International Union

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 2, 1987No. 86-2532PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Local Union No. 1, Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers’ International Union (“the Union”) appeals the order of the district court vacating an arbitrator’s decision directing Tootsie Roll Industries to reinstate a discharged employee. We affirm.

I

Tootsie Roll fired employee Rosie Fikes, a member of the Union, in 1983 for excessive absenteeism. Fikes filed a grievance protesting the discharge, and the grievance was set for arbitration pursuant to the Union’s collective bargaining agreement with Tootsie Roll. Before the arbitration hearing was held,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Ludwig Honold Mfg. Co. v. Harold A. Fletcher and United Automobile Workers, Local 416Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  4. 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
  5. Amoco Oil Company v. Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Local 7-1, Inc. And Paul A. SemanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  3. Franklin Electric Co. v. International Union, United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (Uaw) Local No. 1000Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  4. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc United Steelworkers of America, Local Union No. 1165 v. Lukens Steel Company, Division of Lukens, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  5. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Company, Plaintiff-Counterclaim v. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc, Defendant-Counterclaim-Plaintiff-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993

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