John Rutherford v. Judge & Dolph, L

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

In this suit brought under Section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, Plaintiffs-Appellants sue their former employer, Judge & Dolph, for terminating their employment on grounds forbidden by a collective bargaining agreement, and their union, Local 705, for settling their grievances for an unsatisfactory sum, allegedly violating its duty of fair representation. The district court granted Defendants’ motions to dismiss, and Plaintiffs appealed.

But we lack jurisdiction over the employees’ claim against Local 705. “Hybrid” claims for violations of…