Legal Opinion
The Washington Post v. Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, Local 35
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 4, 1986No. 85-5193PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge McGOWAN.
McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this case, we must decide whether § 302 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”) precludes an arbitrator from ordering an employer to reimburse a union for dues lost as a consequence of the employer’s breach of a collective bargaining agreement. The District Court upheld such an arbitration award. We hold that the LMRA does not foreclose such an award, and therefore affirm.
I. Background
The collective bargaining agreement at issue in this case was first negotiated in 1947. The agreement, between…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild, Local 35 v. The Washington Post CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. United States Gypsum Company, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
- American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Central States Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Kraftco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Flynn, John v. Dick CorpCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
- New York Telephone Company v. Communications Workers Of America Local 1100Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund and Daniel J. Shannon v. Kraftco, Inc., D/B/A Sealtest Foods Division, Kraft, Inc. v. Local Union 327, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Helpers and Taxicab Drivers, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
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