Opinion ID: 6155
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Against the Union

Text: 19 Barrow has produced insufficient evidence of adverse employment action and causation--the second and third elements of his prima facie case--to survive summary judgment for the Union. The record shows that, far from taking action against Barrow, the Union consistently tried to help him get work. The Union interceded on Barrow's behalf after a May 13, 1990 incident 26 in which Barrow allegedly threatened a Cooper foreman. 27 Cooper instituted a complete ban on hiring Barrow after the incident, 28 but reduced that penalty to a two-week suspension after the Union intervened. 29 The Union also wrote a letter to NOSSA demanding that NOSSA's members fill the winch runner vacancies on their gangs. This letter included a specific reference to Barrow as a qualified winch runner who was not part of a regular gang. 30 In the light of these events, we do not believe Barrow has raised any dispute of material fact concerning retaliatory adverse employment action taken against him by the Union.