Decision 1054E – Amalgamated Transit Union Local 256 (Gibson)
S-CO-313
Decision Date: September 6, 1994
Decision Type: PERB Decision
Description: Union violated its duty of fair representation in handling employee’s grievance.
Disposition: Dismissed for failure to state a prlma facie case.
Perc Vol: 18
Perc Index: 25127
Decision Headnotes
800.01000 – In General; Prima Facie Case
Union cannot proceed to process a grievance in a perfunctory manner. Even though union failed to process grievance, charging party alleged no facts that showed that the union's conduct in failing to pursue the grievance was anything more than mere negligence.
800.02000 – Grievance Handling/Contract Administration
Union cannot proceed to process a grievance in a perfunctory manner. Even though union failed to process grievance, charging party alleged no facts that showed that the union's conduct in failing to pursue the grievance was anything more than mere negligence.