Young v. International Union United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers, Local 651
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Cook, Gibbons, Kethledge
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 6th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Outcome
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of all claims against GM and the UAW. The court found that 91 of 93 employees failed to exhaust union remedies and did not toll the statute of limitations, and that none of the contractual provisions entitled the employees to Tier-I wages.
Similar Rulings
In this appeal, the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants conspired to prevent new cars sold in Canada from being imported into Tennessee and the rest of the United States in violation of Tennessee's antitrust and consumer protection laws. The plaintiffs contended that new car prices in Canada are significantly lower than prices for the same cars in the United States and that the effect of the conspiracy was to restrict competition and maintain significantly higher prices. The trial court approved a settlement agreement and dismissed the case with prejudice against certain defendants. The plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.
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