Machinists Local Lodge 2777 (L-3 Communications)

39 Cited authorities

Vaca v. Sipes
386 U.S. 171 (1967) Cited 4,196 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that, under the LMRA, an "individual employee has absolute right to have his grievance taken to arbitration regardless of the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement"
Olmstead v. L. C
527 U.S. 581 (1999) Cited 923 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that a state engages in disability discrimination if it institutionalizes individuals with disabilities when community-based placement could be reasonably accommodated, accounting for the resources available to the state and the needs of others with disabilities.
Air Line Pilots v. O'Neill
499 U.S. 65 (1991) Cited 1,071 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that this rule "applies to all union activity"
Abood v. Detroit Board of Education
431 U.S. 209 (1977) Cited 865 times 67 Legal Analyses
Holding that compelling nonmember employees to contribute to union's political activities infringes employees' First Amendment rights
Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild
525 U.S. 33 (1998) Cited 415 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that discretionary actions taken by the union on a member's behalf are not arbitrary even where the member can demonstrate they were "erroneous or unsuccessful."
Motor Coach Employees v. Lockridge
403 U.S. 274 (1971) Cited 823 times
Holding wrongful discharge action brought in state court precluded by pervasiveness of federal regulation in the area
Teachers v. Hudson
475 U.S. 292 (1986) Cited 408 times 6 Legal Analyses
Holding that the First Amendment restrains government-compelled exactions of money
Humphrey v. Moore
375 U.S. 335 (1964) Cited 760 times
Holding that the union did not breach its duty of fair representation in negotiating a deal which favored some members of the same bargaining unit over others
Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman
345 U.S. 330 (1953) Cited 880 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a union acting in its representative capacity owes a duty of fair representation to those on whose behalf it acts
Electrical Workers v. Foust
442 U.S. 42 (1979) Cited 377 times
Holding that the weight of authority finds that punitive damages are private fines levied by civil juries

Machinists Local Lodge 2777 (L-3 Communications)

39 Cited authorities

Holding that, under the LMRA, an "individual employee has absolute right to have his grievance taken to arbitration regardless of the provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement"

Holding that a state engages in disability discrimination if it institutionalizes individuals with disabilities when community-based placement could be reasonably accommodated, accounting for the resources available to the state and the needs of others with disabilities.

Holding that this rule "applies to all union activity"

Holding that compelling nonmember employees to contribute to union's political activities infringes employees' First Amendment rights

Holding that discretionary actions taken by the union on a member's behalf are not arbitrary even where the member can demonstrate they were "erroneous or unsuccessful."

Holding wrongful discharge action brought in state court precluded by pervasiveness of federal regulation in the area

Holding that the First Amendment restrains government-compelled exactions of money

Holding that the union did not breach its duty of fair representation in negotiating a deal which favored some members of the same bargaining unit over others

Holding that a union acting in its representative capacity owes a duty of fair representation to those on whose behalf it acts

Holding that the weight of authority finds that punitive damages are private fines levied by civil juries