TAHA v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS

No. 19-1085.

947 F.3d 464 (2020)

Osama TAHA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 781, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Keleher , Attorney, Keleher Appellate Law Group, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Deirdre E. Hamilton , Attorney, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Sykes, Hamilton, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


Federal law imposes a duty on unions to fairly represent all employees in their bargaining units. Osama Taha sued his union, arguing it breached that duty after his employer fired him for abandoning his job. Although the union grieved Taha's firing, he alleges it did so unfairly. He also contends the union wrongfully shut...

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