Legal Opinion

Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company, a Corporation v. Communications Workers of America, an Unincorporated Association

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 1, 1962No. 17645PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is a Washington corporation engaged in the business of transmitting communications in interstate commerce. Appellee is the labor organization which, under collective bargaining contract, represents appellant’s employees. Appellant has brought this suit under § 301(a) of the Labor-Management Relations Act (29 U.S.C. § 185(a)) seeking a declaration that it has no obligation under the terms of its collective bargaining contract to submit to arbitration a specific dispute now existing between the parties.

The district court held that the dispute was one which the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Stead Motors of Walnut Creek v. Automotive MacHinists Lodge No. 1173, International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  2. O'MALLEY v. Wilshire Oil Co.California Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Independent Petroleum Workers of America, Inc. v. American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
  4. International Union of Electrical, Radio and MacHine Workers, Afl-Cio v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
  5. Communications Workers of America, an Unincorporated Association v. Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company, a Washington CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964

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