Badon V. General Motors Corp‪.‬

We have before us an interesting question involving the timeliness of Henry Badon's claims against his former employer, General Motors Corporation and his union, the United Auto Workers. In his complaint he invoked the jurisdiction of the District Court under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185, alleging that General Motors wrongfully denied him pension benefits provided by the national agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers. As against the union, Badon contended that it violated his rights under section 301 by failing to represent him fairly in the processing of his pension claim against the company. See Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, 424 U.S. 554, 96 S. Ct. 1048, 47 L. Ed. 2d 231 (1976); Vaca v. Sipes, 386 U.S. 171, 87 S. Ct. 903, 17 L. Ed. 2d 842 (1967). In addition, Badon attached a pendant state law claim against General Motors asking the court to employ its equitable powers and void the settlement of his worker's compensation claim. He charged that General Motors fraudulently induced him to agree to a settlement which the company knew would result in the loss of his disability pension.