McCREEDY v. LOCAL UNION NO. 971, UAW

Nos. 85-3743, 85-3744.

809 F.2d 1232 (1987)

William H. McCREEDY; Bernard Ashley; Augustin J. Aviles; Thomas D. Cloudt; Patrick Dangelo; Donald B. Defibaugh; Daniel S. DeRamus; Isaac Dick; Merlin Dyer; James Gallagher; Frank M. Gidlin; Nancy Glover; Kenneth Gumm; Harry L. Hayes; Billy J. Howington; Richard Lungler; Guy Mannarelli; George Miles; Wendell Naylor; Dolores Nichol; Ray Poll; Jay F. Carson; Ernest A. Zsebik; Wayne Schmiermund; Art Powell; Robert A. Roth; James Ryan; John S. Strasko; John Temple; William Ternes; Raymond E. Wilson; James Winerbrenner; Conrad Zeck; Charles C. VanAmburgh; Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. LOCAL UNION NO. 971, UAW, et al., Defendants-Appellees, The Bendix Corporation, (Heavy Vehicle Systems Group), Defendant-Appellant Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Barnard, argued, David J. Somrak, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellant cross-appellee.

Kirk B. Roose, Oberlin, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellees, cross-appellants.

William P. Bobulsky, Betty Grdina, Bobulsky, Gervelis, & Grdina, Ashtabula, Ohio, Jordan Rossen, John Fillion, argued, Detroit, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before MARTIN, GUY and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This case presents two issues. First, what limitations period should be applied to a union's action to compel arbitration under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185? Second, when did the employees' "hybrid section 301" cause of action accrue?

I. History of the Case

The initial plaintiffs in this case are thirty-four former employees of Bendix Corporation's Heavy Vehicle Systems...

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