Case Name: In the Matter of Kenneth L. Burning, Appellant, v. Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System, Inc., et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-06-16
Citations: 273 A.D.2d 830
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Kenneth L. Burning, Appellant, v Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System, Inc., et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 273
Pages: 830–831

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Kenneth L. Burning, Appellant, v Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System, Inc., et al., Respondents.
[710 NYS2d 276]

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Petitioner challenges his termination from employment with respondent Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and its subsidiary, respondent Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System, Inc. Petitioner, who is subject to the grievance and arbitration provisions of a collective bargaining agreement, may bring a direct action against his employer if he establishes that he was denied fair representation by respondent Local Union 1342 of the Amalgamated