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CHAPPLE v. NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL CO. AND OIL

Nos. 98-2876, 98-2879.

178 F.3d 501 (1999)

Bryan CHAPPLE, Robert Hughes, Danny Wimbleduff, and Paul Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL COMPANY AND OIL, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, AFL-CIO and its Affiliated Local No. 7-706, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Clifford Greene, Jr. (argued), Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hudnall A. Pfeiffer (argued), Baker & Daniels, William R. Groth (argued), Fillenwarth, Dennerline, Groth & Towe, Indianapolis, IN, for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and ROVNER Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from summary judgment against workers claiming that they had been wrongfully discharged by their employer and inadequately represented by their union. The district court determined that all claims against the defendants were either time barred or preempted by Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. sec.185(a). We now affirm the district court's decision.

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