Explore 9 court opinions on Grievance Procedures. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Union Did Not Breach Duty of Fair Representation in Grievance Arbitration Decision
Vanderveer v. Ohio Assn. of Pub. School Emp., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former school employee, sued the defendant union...
Union Did Not Breach Duty of Fair Representation in Arbitration
Foster v. IAMAW District Lodge 141, decided by Fifth Circuit on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by...
Union's Duty of Fair Representation Not Breached in Employee Grievance
Littlejohn v. Am. Fedn. of State Cty. & Mun. Emps., Ohio Council 8, AFL-CIO, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employe...
Union Did Not Breach Duty of Fair Representation by Refusing Arbitration
Sheldon v. Ohio Assn. of Pub. School Emps., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former school employee, sued the defendant unio...
Union grievance filing protected by NLRA's 'no-rat' provision
Perfection Bakeries Inc v. Retail Wholesale & Dept Store International Union, decided by Eleventh Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dist...
Police officer's grievance not protected speech, 7th Cir. rules
Ruben Santoyo v. City of Chicago, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the C...
Court Upholds Arbitrator's Decision Ordering Reinstatement and Back Pay for Former Corrections Employee
This case involves a dispute between the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) and Brian Hayes, a former employee. Hayes was terminated from his position and subsequently filed a grievance. The ar...
Union Did Not Breach Duty of Fair Representation in Grievance Handling
Samuel Shanks v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Samuel Shanks, sued his unio...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for UAW in Contract Dispute
Thomas Baltrusaitis v. UAW, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the UAW, holdin...