Joan Mayes v. At & T Information Systems, Inc. Communication Workers of America, Local 6507

Joan Mayes appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of AT & T Information Systems, Inc. (AT & T) and Communication Workers of America, Local 6507 (CWA). She claims that she timely filed a motion to amend her complaint and therefore commenced her action before the statute of limitations expired. We agree.

Mayes filed suit against AT & T on July 22, 1987, alleging that AT & T had breached a collective bargaining agreement by using non-bargaining unit employees to perform bargaining unit work. AT & T moved to dismiss the complaint because Mayes had failed to name her union, CWA,…