The complainant filed a duty of fair representation complaint against his union after the grievance committee withdrew his grievance, which had been posted to arbitration, without allowing him an appeal.
The union had withdrawn the grievance as part of a backlog clearance following contract negotiations, determining it could not succeed at arbitration.
The Board found that the union's internal appeal procedures did not extend to decisions made after a grievance was posted to arbitration.
As the union retained the prerogative to withdraw the grievance and did not act arbitrarily, discriminatorily, or in bad faith, the complaint was dismissed.
