INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS v. HARDEMAN

No. 123.

401 U.S. 233 (1971)

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS, IRON SHIPBUILDERS, BLACKSMITHS, FORGERS AND HELPERS, AFL-CIO v. HARDEMAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1971


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Sherman argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Elihu I. Leifer and Bernard Cushman.

Robert E. McDonald, Jr., argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

J. Albert Woll, Laurence Gold, and Thomas E. Harris filed a brief for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, AFL-CIO, as amicus curiae urging reversal.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 102 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (hereafter LMRDA) provides that a union member who charges that his union violated his rights under Title I of the Act may bring a civil action against the union in a district court of the United States for appropriate relief.1 Respondent was expelled from membership in petitioner...

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