Legal Opinion
Vars v. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 10, 1962No. Civ. 9044PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLUMENFELD, District Judge.
The plaintiff Arthur Vars, Sr., after being summarily removed from the office ■of President of Local 614, was subsequently expelled from union membership .after a hearing at which three charges against him were found to be true.
The first of these charges was laid within the defendant’s Constitution, Article XXI, Section 1(f), “mishandling, misappropriating or otherwise misusing •union funds or properties.” The second charge was laid within Article XXIII, .Section 1, “All religious and partisan political discussions shall be strictly prohibited and excluded from the…
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- Jackson v. the Martin CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1960
- Johnson v. SAN DIEGO WAITERS & BARTENDERS U., LOCAL 500District Court, S.D. California · 1961
- Sheridan v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, Local 626District Court, D. Delaware · 1961
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3Cited by7 opinions
- The Grand Lodge of the International Association of MacHinists Etc. v. John J. King, Earl N. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association, Local 550, Twu, Afl-Cio v. Transport Workers Union of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1968
- Weihrauch v. International Union of ElectricalDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
- King v. Grand Lodge of the International Ass'n of MachinistsDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1963
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