United States Eighth Circuit

The protection offered to elected union officers in Section 101(a)(2) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) is limited to speech which relates to the general interests of the union membership at large, and does not protect speech that is of an entirely personal interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/06/2008
• Published 08/06/2008

Judges

• EBEL, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, EBEL, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James T. Hansing, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carmen R. Parcelli, argued, Joseph Guerrieri, Jr., and Elizabeth A. Roma, on the brief, Washington, DC., for appellee.