Does a union have an obligation to represent equally all employees in a collective-bargaining unit?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wagner v. Professional Eng'Rs in Cal. Gov't, 354 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 2004):
A union that represents employees in a collective-bargaining unit has a legal obligation to represent equally all employees in the bargaining unit, whether or not they are members of the union. In Lucas v. NLRB, 333 F.3d 927, 931-32 (9th Cir.2003), we explained:
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