Labor Law - Union\u27s Duty of Fair Representation - Apportionment of Damages Between an Employer and a Union in a Hybrid Section 301 Suit

Abstract

The Supreme Court of the United States has held that a union may be liable to a discharged employee for a portion of his lost wages when the union breaches its duty of fair representation. Bowen v. United States Postal Service, 103 S. Ct. 588 (1983)