New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Civil Service Bar Association, Local 237, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. City of New…
December 27, 198464 N.Y.2d 188
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the Union did not violate its duty of fair representation by settling the appeal and surrendering benefits to some employees in exchange for benefits to others, absent arbitrary, discriminatory, or bad‑faith conduct. Justice Meyer, in a concurring opinion, affirmed on the separate ground that the intervenors failed to establish a predicate under CPLR 5015 for vacatur.