Posner v. Grunwald-Marx, Inc.

Petitioner union brought these proceedings to compel the defendant employer, Grunwald-Marx, Inc., to arbitrate the question of vacation pay for 1957 and holiday pay for May 30, 1957 (Decoration Day), which pay the union contends is owed to its members.

Both the union and the employer rely on a collective bargaining agreement entered into on October 1, 1953, and which, on October 23,1956, was renewed and extended through September 30, 1959. Among other things, the agreement provided for a one-week vacation in each calendar year, based on hours and days worked during a period computed as ending…