Matthew Williams v. Dana Corporation

We consider an appeal from a judgment dismissing an action filed in propria persona by an employee against his employer under § 301 of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), for violation of a collective bargaining agreement. Appellant was discharged from his job for absenteeism under criteria embodied in supplementary language added to the contract after initial ratification. He alleges that this contract language was adopted in violation of the UAW Constitution, art. 19, § 3, which requires approval by the affected local union of such changes in a collective bargaining…