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LOCAL UNION NO. 90 v. WHITE

No. 68569.

333 N.W.2d 839 (1983)

LOCAL UNION NO. 90, Affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, et al., Appellants, v. J.C. WHITE and White Landfill Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 18, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil A. Barrick, Des Moines, for appellants.

Robert E. Dreher, Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and McCORMICK, SCHULTZ, CARTER, and WOLLE, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

We affirm a trial court ruling which dismissed this action as barred by the statute of limitations. Iowa Code § 614.1(8) (1981). A federal statute, 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), (also known as section 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act) authorizes suits by labor organizations for labor contract violations. It contains no statute of limitations. Accordingly the timeliness of such a suit "... is to be determined, as a matter of federal law...

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