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FANT v. NEW ENGLAND POWER SERVICE CO.

No. 99-2142.

239 F.3d 8 (2001)

Bruce E. Fant, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. New England Power Service Co.; New England Electric Systems; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 486, Defendant, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 8, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Scannell, Jr. with whom Richard M. Welsh, Jr. was on brief for appellant.

David M. Felper, with whom Bowditch & Dewey, LLP, was on brief for appellees New England Power Company and New England Electric Systems.

Renee J. Bushey, with whom Feinberg, Campbell & Zack, P.C., was on brief for appellee International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 486.

Before SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges, and CASELLAS, District Judge.

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This case, arising from the 1995 termination of Bruce Fant as an employee of New England Power Service Company (NEPSCO), poses a preemption issue under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 185. Fant sought the support of his union, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 486 (IBEW), in challenging the termination, but it declined to represent him. Subsequently, Fant complained of discrimination...

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