Court Opinion

ID: 9474322
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 04:54:04.247793+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:44:01.200856
License: Public Domain

GEORGE CLIFTON EDWARDS,
dissenting.
In my opinion in this case, the six-month statute of limitations applied in DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 462 U.S. 151, 103 S.Ct. 2281, 76 L.Ed.2d 476 (1983) should also be applied here. I recognize of course that the complaining party in our instant case is a company suing a union for alleged violations of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 187, whereas in DelCostello there was an employee suing both his union and employer.
Our present case, however, arises out of labor-management relations — as did the DelCostello case. Granting that not all cases need be handled under DelCostello’s rule — no reason appears why this one should not. I fail to see any need to turn to state law when logic suggests strongly that we apply the six months limitation.
Clearly the need for speedy resolution of disputes in the labor management arena cited in DelCostello applies equally here. Equally clearly it is desirable to maintain symmetry in the labor management field between suits against unions and suits against employers. What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Or at least it should be!