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· 3/3/1977

Local 771, I.A.T.S.E., Afl-Cio, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Rko General, Inc., Wor Division, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

Citations

  • 546 F.2d 1107
  • 94 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2929
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 14460

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that agreement stating “the parties may submit to arbitration” triggers mandatory arbitration and that “the word ‘may’ [does not] impl[y] that the parties had the option of invoking some remedy other than arbitration”
  • stating that arbitration is mandatory despite the use of the word “may” in the arbitration clause of a CBA
  • erroneously citing to § 301 case law in holding that vacatur is appropriate under § 10(a)(4
  • “The parties may submit to arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association upon written request of either party[.]”
  • using federal labor-law to uphold an arbitrator’s award
  • \may submit to arbitration\ is mandatory

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Judges: Mansfield, Gurfein, Meskill

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