Legal Opinion
Massey v. United Transportation Union
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided October 3, 1994No. Civ. A. 493-272PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Lawrence Massey was discharged for drug use by his employer, Central of Georgia Railroad (“CGR”). Prior to final action of a Public Law Board affirming his dismissal, Massey attended drug rehabilitation programs and made use of grievance procedures agreed upon by the United Transportation Union (“UTU”) and CGR. Massey filed this suit after the Board denied his appeal, claiming breach of duty of fair representation by UTU and violations of a collective bargaining agreement and the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. (1990), by UTU and CGR…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
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