Legal Opinion
Miguel Garcia v. Zenith Electronics Corporation and Local 1031, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 1995No. 94-3137PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Miguel Garcia, a former employee of Zenith Electronics Corporation (Zenith) and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1031 (the Union), appeals the dismissal of his claim of breach of duty of fair representation against the Union. We affirm.
I. FACTS
In October, 1991, someone put two anonymous letters under the door of an administrative office in Zenith’s Melrose Park, Illinois facility. The first letter accused a “Rico V.” of theft and an “Art L.” of incompetence, and threatened sabotage if both were not fired. R.O.A. 5, Exh. 1. The second…
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