Arney v. Central Electric & Gas Co.

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• holding unintentional conduct that is egregious, or recklessly disregards employee's rights and severely prejudices employee, is arbitrary breach of duty of fair representation
• remanding for district court to consider claim that union acts satisfied test for arbitrary breach of duty of fair representation
• explaining that “[a]cts of omission by union officials . . . may be so egregious . . . as to be arbitrary” and vacating summary judgment because union “fail[ed] to disclose to appellant that her grievance would not be submitted to arbitration”
• obligation to give appellant information that was \important if not critical\ to her decision whether to accept employer's offer to settle grievance
• failure to inform plaintiff of all relevant factors in considering whether to accept an employer's offer of settlement is breach
• “trier of fact could reasonably find that the Union’s failure to disclose to appellant that her grievance would not be submitted to arbitration” was arbitrary

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