The union’s choice to adhere to its collective bargaining agreement in this case was indubitably non-discriminatory: the collective bargaining agreement does not constitute a waiver of any statutory rights under Gardner-Denver, and the defendants’ withdrawal from arbitration did not constitute retaliation because the forum-selection clause was a reasonable defensive measure to avoid duplicative proceedings in the two fora… [read post]

Gardner-Denver, where the Court held that a union could NOT waive a union member's right to a jury in a CBA. [read post]

Gardner-Denver Co., 415 U.S. 36, 51 (1974) which held that a collective bargaining agreement cannot waive an employee's right to bring a Title VII claim in Federal court. [read post]