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ELECTRICAL WORKERS v. FOUST

No. 78-38.

442 U.S. 42 (1979)

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS ET AL. v. FOUST.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence J. Cohen argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were William J. Hickey, Laurence Gold, and George Kaufmann.

Terry W. Mackey argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This action arises from the failure of petitioner union properly to process respondent's grievance alleging wrongful discharge by his employer. The question presented is whether the Railway Labor Act1 permits an employee to recover punitive damages for such a breach of a union's duty of fair representation.

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Respondent, a member of the International Brotherhood...

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