Metro Chevrolet, Inc. v. Union De Tronquistas De Puerto Rico

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• upholding district court’s dismissal of bankruptcy appeal for failure to prosecute where the debtor failed to file a brief for seven months and failed to explain w h y
• stipulated issue for arbitration should not be interpreted to confer broader authority on arbitrator than that set forth in collective bargaining agreement
• when general “just cause” provision in contract is combined with provision that lists specific conduct upon which discharge may be based, appropriateness of penalty is removed from arbitrator’s consideration
• when CBA contains general clause prohibiting termination except for just cause and does not equate certain behavior with just cause, “an arbitrator is empowered to determine whether the employee’s action which precipitated the dismissal constitutes just cause”
• arbitrator found that employee had been absent without authorization

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