Mr. Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. This action arises from the failure of petitioner union properly to process respondent’s grievance alleging wrongful discharge by his employer. The question presented is whether the Railway Labor Act 1 permits an employee to recover punitive damages for such a breach of a union’s duty of fair representation. I</p…
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