Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit March 21, 2002, No. 00-4248 (Bond v. United Steel Workers of America)

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

This case arises as the result of a foundry closing in Portsmouth, Ohio. Plaintiff-Appellant James Bond and several other named co-workers (“Plaintiffs”) of the now-defunct foundry sued their union, Defendant-Appellee United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO (“USWA” or “Defendant”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, alleging the