CHAMBERS v. LOCAL U. NO. 639

No. 76-1006.

578 F.2d 375 (1978)

James W. CHAMBERS et al., Appellants, v. LOCAL UNION NO. 639, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John V. Long, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Charles P. O'Connor, Washington, D. C., with whom Thomas K. Wotring, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee Kane Transfer Co.

S. G. Lippman,* Washington, D. C., with whom Thomas J. Hart,* Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee, Local 639 International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Before TAMM, MacKINNON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.


Opinion filed by MacKINNON, Circuit Judge.

Concurring statement filed by WILKEY, Circuit Judge.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

An issue of relatively recent origin is involved in this case: to what extent the requirement of exhaustion of non-judicial avenues to relief shall be followed in the field of labor-management relations. Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox, 379 U.S. 650, 85 S.Ct. 614, 13 L.Ed.2d 580 (1965), held...

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