UNION UNFAIR PRACTICES; DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION – In General; Prima Facie Case

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In order to state a prima facie violation of the duty of fair representation, a charging party must show that the union's conduct was arbitrary, discriminatory, or in bad faith. Arbitrary conduct requires a showing of conduct that was without rational basis or was devoid of honest judgment; p. 8.