Ohio Valley Coal Co. v. Pleasant Ridge Synfuels, L.L.C.

OPINION

COLE, J.

This action arises out of a grievance filed by the United Mine Workers of America (“UMWA”), charging that a coal mining company, The Ohio Valley Coal Company (“Ohio Valley”), wrongly assigned jobs in a synthetic fuel facility to non-union employees. This grievance resulted in an arbitration proceeding and eventually a ruling in favor of the UMWA. Ohio Valley and the owner of the synthetic fuel facility, Pleasant Ridge Synfuels, L.L.C. (“Pleasant Ridge”), sought judicial *612review to vacate the arbitration award. The district court granted summary judgment to the UMWA, and Ohio…