Legal Opinion
Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. O'Neill
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 19, 1991No. 89-1493PublishedCited by 814 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
We granted certiorari to clarify the standard that governs a claim that a union has breached its duty of fair representation in its negotiation of a back-to-work agreement terminating a strike. We hold that the rule announced in Vaca v. Sipes, 386 U. S. 171, 190 (1967)—that a union breaches its duty of fair representation if its actions are either “arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith” — applies to all union activity, including contract negotiation. We further hold that a union’s actions are arbitrary only if, in light of the factual and legal landscape at the time of the union’s…
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