Davidson v. Roadway Express, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
650 F.2d 902 · 1981
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 7 district ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 160 (§ 10 of the National Labor Relations Act) · 29 U.S.C. § 185 (§ 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act))
Relies on Vaca v. Sipes · International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp. · United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell · Chauffeurs Teamsters Warehousemen and Helpers Local Union No v. Jefferson Trucking Company Inc
Most-quoted passages
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“... a suit against an employer under Section 301 can be most closely analogized to an action to vacate an arbitration award because the employee must first establish a flaw in the binding grievance procedure before being entitled to reach the merits of his contract claim. Mitchell [ 451 U.S. at 61-63 ], 101 S.Ct. at 1563-64 .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“as a matter of federal law, by reference to the appropriate state statute of limitations”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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