Legal Opinion
Robert Cooper v. General Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1981No. 80-2283PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Employees who were once accorded seniority rights by a collective bargaining agreement, now superseded by another agreement, contend that their rights were vested by virtue of the former contract and cannot be abrogated by the later agreement. Because seniority rights are the creature of collective bargaining, we hold that what the contract confers, a later contract, validly made, may take away and affirm the summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Supervisory employees of General Motors Corporation (GM), brought this class action against GM and the United…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva UniversitySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Carolyn HUCKEBY, Plaintiff, v. FROZEN FOOD EXPRESS, Defendant-Appellee, v. Alice BOBO, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Zdanok v. Glidden Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by38 opinions
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