WILLIAMS v. ROMANO BROS. BEVERAGE CO.

No. 91-1360.

939 F.2d 505 (1991)

James WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROMANO BROTHERS BEVERAGE COMPANY, an Illinois Corporation, also known as Morand Brothers Beverage Company, and Liquor & Allied Workers' Union Local No. 3 of The Distillery, Rectifying, Wine & Allied Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Romanyak, Gregory A. Stayart (argued), Romanyak & Associates, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

James R. Beyer, Carl E. Johnson, Stephen L. Golan, Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee Romano Bros. Beverage Co.

Matthew F. Kennelly (argued), Margaret L. Paris, James R. Streicker, Cotsirilos, Stephenson, Tighe & Streicker, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee Liquor & Allied Workers' Union.

Before CUMMINGS, CUDAHY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

James Williams brought suit against his former employer, Romano Brothers Beverage Company (Romano), and his union, Liquor and Allied Workers Local No. 3 (the Union), alleging that the Union breached its duty of fair representation and that Romano breached the collective bargaining agreement. The district court granted both defendants' motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim. [1991 WL 14049.] For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment...

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