United States Third Circuit

Boilerplate language contained in a decision of the grievance committee did not provide clear guidance that a union would no longer proceed with employees' grievances, such that it starts the six-month statute of limitations for filing a hybrid fair representation claim under the LMRA.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/30/2001
• Decided 12/06/2001
• Published 12/07/2001

Judges

• Before BECKER, Chief Judge, McKEE and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert S. Mirin (Argued), Mirin & Jacobson, Harrisburg, PA, Attorney for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Wendy D. Bowie (Argued), Ira H. Weinstock, Ira H. Weinstock, P.C., Harrisburg, PA, James A. McCall, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, DC, Attorney for Appellees, Daniel A. Virtue, Business Agent of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters;  International Brotherhood of Teamsters;  Local 776, International Brotherhood of Teamsters., Joseph E. Santucci, Jr. (Argued), Mary D. Walsh, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Washington, D.C., Vincent Candiello, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, Harrisburg, PA, Attorneys for Appellee ABF Freight System, Inc.