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· 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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