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Civil Procedure Keyed to Marcus
Teamsters Local No. 391 v. Terry
Citation:
494 U.S. 558 (1990)Facts
The respondents were employees of McLean Trucking Company and members of the petitioner union, Teamsters Local No. 391. When McLean instituted a new relay system that resulted in layoffs, the employees filed grievances with the union, claiming McLean’s actions violated the collective bargaining agreement. The union initially processed these grievances, but later declined to refer them to a grievance committee. The employees then filed suit against both McLean and the union in federal district court, alleging McLean had breached the collective bargaining agreement and the union had breached its duty of fair representation. After McLean filed for bankruptcy, the suit continued against the union alone. The employees sought backpay as their remedy and demanded a jury trial, which the union moved to strike, arguing that no right to jury trial existed in this type of action.
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