Blackwell v. International Union, United Auto Workers Local No. 1250

This is the second appeal of a case to establish pension rights for a union’s employee. The trial court originally denied the employee’s claim for those rights because the union made no such express agreement. Another panel of this court reversed, holding that the employee reasonably relied on union assurances of a pension during almost twenty-five years of employment. Blackwell v. Internatl. Union, U.A.W. (1983), 9 Ohio App. 3d 179. Since the employee had terminated his employment and later died while the appeal was pending, this court remanded for a determination of his widow’s rights.

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