Legal Opinion · Concurrence
James W. Chambers v. Local Union No. 639, Affiliated With the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 23, 1978No. 76-1006PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1ConcurrenceOpinion filed by MacKINNON, Circuit Judge
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
An issue of relatively recent origin is involved in this case: to what extent the requirement of exhaustion of non-judicial avenues to relief shall be followed in the field of labor-management relations. Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox, 379 U.S. 650, 85 S.Ct. 614, 13 L.Ed.2d 580 (1965), held that an employee must first attempt to pursue the grievance-arbitration mechanism of the collective bargaining contract, if any exists, before a federal court can entertain a section 301, 29 U.S.C. § 185,1 breach of contract suit. Two years later, in a case involving a claim of…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Carl Johnson v. General Motors, a Delaware Corp., International Union, United Autoworkers (Uaw) Local Union 424, Jointly and SeverallyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Battle v. Clark Equipment Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Geddes v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Buchholtz v. Swift & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Stevens v. Northwest Indiana District Council, United Brotherhood of CarpentersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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