· 6/27/1988
Kelly Merk v. Jewel Companies, Inc., and United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Afl-Cio, Local 881
Citations
- 848 F.2d 761
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[U]n-ions may bargain on behalf of retirees if the employer is willing, although the retirees need not accept the offer of representation. Former employees might choose the union as their agent for purposes of implementing or compromising claims arising under a [CBA].”
- “[U]nions may bargain on behalf of retirees if the employer is willing, although the retirees need not accept the offer of representation. Former employees might choose the union as their agent for purposes of implementing or compromising claims arising under a [CBA].”
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Judges: Flaum, Easterbrook, Manion
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