Bowen v. Lockheed-Georgia Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1970
Citation profile
1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 185 (§ 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act))
Relies on Vaca v. Sipes · Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · Ford Motor Co v. Huffman International Union United Automobile Aircraft and Agricultural Implementworkers of America Ci · Humphrey v. Moore · Glover v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.
Most-quoted passages
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““Finally, it is also well recognized that there is no breach of the duty of fair representation where a union in good faith takes a position contrary to that of some individuals whom it represents, or supports the position of one group of members against that of another, or agrees to action having adverse repercussions on a particular group of its members.” (Emphasis in original.) Bowen, 309 F. Supp. at 1213 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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