Swatts v. United Steelworkers of America

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DILLIN, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs claim that the union violated its duty to represent them fairly in six ways. The Court grants the defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to the following claims: that the union misrepresented the company’s right to hire permanent replacements during the strike in question here, that the union misrepresented the strike fund benefits available to plaintiffs, and that the union failed to accept an offer to extend the contract term by 90 days before striking.

Three claims remain to be decided at trial. The first is whether the union illegally bargained…