TURNER v. AIR TRANSPORT LODGE 1894, ETC.

No. 89, Docket 78-7212.

590 F.2d 409 (1978)

William TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AIR TRANSPORT LODGE 1894 OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS, AFL-CIO, and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 4, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin P. Quill, Long Island City, N. Y., for defendants-appellants.

Burton H. Hall, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WATERMAN and MULLIGAN, Circuit Judges, and WYATT, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal by defendant labor unions calls for a decision under the "freedom of speech" provision of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. § 401 and following; the "LMRDA"). The "freedom of speech" provision is found in 29 U.S.C. § 411(a)(2), part of a subchapter entitled "Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations." The free speech provision gives every union member "the right ... to express any views, arguments...

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