Legal Opinion
Cecil L. Archer v. Airline Pilots Association International
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1980No. 76-2520PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-Appellant Cecil L. Archer, a disabled pilot, sued his union, defendant-appel-lee Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA), under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., for allegedly breaching its duty of fair representation by failing to process properly Archer’s insurance grievance. The district court granted summary judgment in ALPA’s favor. We affirm.
On March 13, 1969, Braniff Airways, Inc., Archer’s employer, and ALPA signed a Letter of Agreement which provided that Braniff would make available to its pilots specified amounts of group insurance coverage.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Acri v. International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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- Perugini v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Thomas D. Klemens, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. Air Line Pilots Association, International, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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