Legal Opinion
Maxim B. Rupe, Cross-Appellant v. Spector Freight Systems, Inc., and Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union, Local 279, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 28, 1982No. 81-1490, 81-1590PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
The dispositive issue in these consolidated appeals pertains to the duty of fair representation which a local union owes to its members. Plaintiff Maxim Rupe (Rupe) instituted this action under § 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, against his former employer, Spector Freight Systems, Inc. (Spector), and his union, Local 279 of the Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Union (union), claiming that Spector breached the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement by failing to promote him to “seniority” employment status and by discharging…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Albert Hoffman v. Lonza, Inc., a Corporation, and Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers' International Union, Pekin Local No. 7-662, a Labor OrganizationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Philip C. Miller v. Gateway Transportation Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Bennie Lenard, Cross-Appellant v. Robert Argento & Joseph Sansone v. Village of Melrose ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Norman E. Dutrisac, and Bill Gamble v. Caterpillar Tractor Co., and International Association of MacHinists District Lodge No. 115Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Daniel K. Graf v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, Local No. 882Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Spellacy v. Airline Pilots Ass'n-InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Rodney Neal and Anthony Brandon v. Newspaper Holdings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
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