United States Fourth Circuit

District court properly found that the conduct of defendant-union in persuading USAir to modify its furlough system was not arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith. Thus the union did not breach its duty of fair representation to members who were laid off or reassigned under the modified system.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/31/2003
• Published 12/31/2003

Judges

• Before WILKINSON and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and Robert E. PAYNE, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  William Beverly Poff, Woods, Rogerr & Hazlegrove, P.L.C., Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellants.  Daniel M. Katz, Katz & Ranzman, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Francis H. Casola, Frank K. Friedman, Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, P.L.C., Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellants.  Louise P. Zanar, Katz & Ranzman, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellee.