Sheet Metal Workers' International Association Local Union No. 359 v. Madison Industries, Inc., of Arizona

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• holding that an arbitrator is entitled to great deference in interpreting the CBA; in fact, he is not bound even by precedent or the record before him
• concluding that an arbitrator has the authority to award backpay even though neither party requested it
• holding that it was not an abuse of discretion for the district court to decline to consider evidence relating to a new contract in deciding whether to enforce an arbitral award relating to an older contract
• noting that interpretation of a subsequent agreement is no basis to vacate an arbitral decision related to an earlier CBA
• stating that a prevailing party in an action challenging a labor arbitration award may receive attorneys’ fees if “the losing party acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly, or for oppressive reasons” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• personal knowledge of party’s general manager could be inferred from his position within the company

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