Hanford Guards Union of America Local 21 v. General Electric Co.

The Hanford Guards Union of America, Local 21, is appealing from the trial court’s dismissal of its action for an order directing the General Electric Company to arbitrate a controversy between the parties. The controversy allegedly involves interpretation of provisions of the collective-bargaining contract between the parties and the *492scope of their agreement to arbitrate such matters. We shall refer to appellant as the Union and to respondent as the Company.

Allen Frazer, a guard at the Company’s plant, compiled a record of frequent absenteeism and received a number of warnings from the…