UNION UNFAIR PRACTICES; DUTY OF FAIR REPRESENTATION – Grievance Handling/Contract Administration

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Allegation that union violated duty of fair representation is rendered moot by a finding that charging party’s grievance lacked merit. A union is not required to pursue grievances that are unmeritorious. Even if grievance was meritorious, union met its obligations regarding grievance assistance because colleges history was of accommodation not confrontation, and responsibility for filing a grievance was on the employee not the union