The individual employee’s rights under the collective bargaining agreement: What constitutes fair representation
Lester Asher, Bernard Dunau, Robert H. Kleeb, Leo Kotin, Clyde W. Summers
January 1, 1974 Proceedings Database
A panel presentation of the union’s duty of fair representation. Professor Summers discusses Vaca v. Sipes, traces the origin of the duty of fair representation [“DFR”] in contract negotiations and administration, and demonstrates its application in hypothetical cases of plant consolidations and processing grievance (including trading off grievances and failing to investigate). Lester Asher discusses …