Union member's employment case dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies

Dale Abronowitz sued his employer, the City of Lansing, and his Union, UAW Local 2256, alleged violation of his rights under the collective bargaining agreement between the Union and the City.  The Court of Appeals  upheld the dismissal of his case because he had not follow-through on the administrative remedies available to him, and also had not presented evidence of pervasive hostility to his rights.  To justify side-stepping the administrative process, Abronowitz was required to prove that hostility to his rights permeated the entire internal appellate process.