October 06, 2025
The Sixth Circuit declined on Monday to revive a former paper mill fire chief's suit alleging his union representative refused in bad faith to contest his termination for allegedly threatening coworkers, finding the representative made his decision after getting reports from officials that the appellant's colleagues felt unsafe around him.
July 31, 2025
A federal appellate panel appeared unlikely based on oral arguments Thursday to revive a suit by a former fire chief at a Michigan paper mill who allegedly threatened coworkers but claimed that the United Steelworkers shirked its representation duties by failing to fight the company's decision to fire him.
January 24, 2025
The ex-fire chief of a Michigan paper plant urged the Sixth Circuit to revive his suit claiming the United Steelworkers unfairly refused to challenge his 2021 firing, arguing his rep blindly accepted the company's explanation for canning him even though he gave reasons to doubt it.