Legal Opinion
Jesse Fulk and Donald Cearlock v. United Transportation Union
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 12, 1999No. 98-1836PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question of whether the United Transportation Union (the “Union”) violated its own constitution when it required, in addition to overall majority approval, that a majority of each district approve a proposed buyout plan in order for members in that district to participate. Plaintiffs Jesse Fulk and Donald Cearlock were employees of the Norfolk & Southern Railroad (the “Railroad”) and members of the Union. Since their district failed to approve the buyout plan, the plaintiffs did not receive the payments that members from districts which approved…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Local Union No. 657 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America of Sheboygan County v. William SidellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Air Wisconsin Pilots Protection Committee v. SandersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- William J. Maher and William Kelly, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Jesse Fulk and Donald Cearlock v. United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Jesse Fulk and Donald Cearlock v. United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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