Darius Vitkus v. Antony Blinken

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How courts have described this case

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• holding that labor unions can choose between competing interests of members as long as they act in good faith
• holding that the union did not breach its duty of fair representation in negotiating a deal which favored some members of the same bargaining unit over others
• suggesting that “fraud, deceitful action or dishonest conduct” can be evidence of bad faith
• agreeing with trial court it was \idle speculation\ for employees to assume result of hearing \would have been different had the matter been differently presented\ by the union
• finding no breach where a union president \supported one group and opposed the other\ even though he represented both
• upholding a joint committee decision resolving a seniority dispute where the evidence failed to show a breach by the union of its duty of fair representation

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