Allen v. Hennepin County

OPINION

HARTEN, Judge.

Appellant employee challenges the district court’s dismissal of his claims of wrongful discharge against his employer and breach of the duty of fair representation against his union for being untimely. He argues that rather than the 90-day statute of limitations for vacating arbitration awards under the Uniform Arbitration Act, the court should have applied the six-month period found in federal labor law, or alternatively, the six-year period used in tort and other claims. Because public policy favors prompt resolution of labor disputes and because other comparable…