· 8/27/1975
William G. Whitten v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc., and Local 377, Teamsters' Union
Citations
- 521 F.2d 1335
- 90 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2161
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- no breach of duty for negligence or poor judgment after union has determined that grievance lacks merit
- failure to keep employee informed of the status of his grievance may have been evidence of the union’s negligence of exercise of poor judgment, but was insufficient to support a jury verdict that the union breached its duty of fair representation
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Judges: Phillips, Lively, Engel
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