Legal Opinion
Chester E. Huffman, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 8, 1985No. 84-1022PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
This is a class action by employees against an employer for breach of a collective bargaining agreement brought under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185. We are asked to decide whether employees who have exhausted the remedies provided under a contractual grievance procedure and received a final adverse determination may have the merits of their grievance reviewed by a court in a breach of contract action against their employer despite the fact that they do not allege that their union breached its duty of fair representation. We hold that they…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Jose J. Roman v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Joseph D. Thomas v. United Parcel Service, Inc. And Local 710, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Mitchell v. Pepsi-Cola Bottlers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Henry C. Adams, Jr. v. The Budd CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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