International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 483 v. City of Tacoma

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 483 (Union) appeals from a summary judgment in favor of the City of Tacoma (City), ruling that a labor dispute between the City and the Union was not subject to arbitration.

The union represents workers in the City of Tacoma Department of Public Utilities, Light Division. For a number of years, two day-shift load dispatchers were paid at 128 percent of the rate paid to journeymen-linemen. On all other shifts one load dispatcher was paid at the 128 percent rate, and one was paid at a 113.5 percent rate. On May 16, *4361974, the City…