Legal Opinion
Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 6
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 5, 1989No. 88-124PublishedCited by 261 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
This case presents two questions under the federal labor laws: first, whether the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has exclusive jurisdiction over a union member’s claims that his union both breached its duty of fair representation and violated the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), 73 Stat. 519, 29 U. S. C. §401 et seq. (1982 ed.), by discriminating against him in job referrals made by the union hiring hall; and second, whether the union’s alleged refusal to refer him to employment through the hiring hall as a result of his political opposition to…
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