Legal Opinion
Alice Leach and Carmen Irons v. Pan American World Airways, Teamsters Local Union No. 769
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 1988No. 87-5323PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge:
FACTS
Plaintiffs Alice Leach and Carmen Irons are employees of Pan American World Airways, Inc.; defendant Teamsters Local 769 represents them before their employer. The two claim that the Department of Labor has declared them to be handicapped as a result of their extreme physical reactions to smoke in the workplace. Pursuant to the Railway Labor Act, Local 769 presented the employees’ claims to the System Board of Adjustment: both plaintiffs insist this representation was flawed because the union did not present the grievances in the manner they requested of it, and…
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