Legal Opinion
Wooddell v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 71
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 4, 1991No. 90-967PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
We have before us two questions: whether a union member who sues his local union for money damages under Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), 73 Stat. 519, as amended, 29 U. S. C. §401 et seq., is entitled to a jury trial, and whether under § 301(a) of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (LMRA), 61 Stat. 156,29 U. S. C. § 185(a), 1 the District Court had jurisdiction over the breach-of-contract suit brought in this case by a union member against his local union.
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Petitioner is a member of Local 71 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical…
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