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· 7/16/1991

Washington v. Board of Public Utilities

Citations

  • 939 F.2d 901
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 15116
  • 56 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40,866

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding last-chance agreement superseded the CBA; affirming grant of summary judgment to employer and vacating arbitrator’s award to employee
  • “The arbitrator did not have the authority to alter the agreement by interpreting unambiguous language in a way contrary to its plain meaning.”
  • \`[J]ust cause' under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement was irrelevant to [the grievant's] discharge pursuant to the last chance agreement and should not have been considered. The last chance agreement superseded the collective bargaining agreement.\
  • arbitrator improperly ignored plain language of LCA
  • arbitrator improperly ignored plain language of LCA

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Judges: Alley, Ebel, McWilliams

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