Legal Opinion
Keebler Co. v. Truck Drivers, Local 170
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 25, 2001No. 00-1994PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
On April 27, 1999, the Keebler Company discharged an employee, Michael Menchin, for gross insubordination and fighting on the job. Menchin and his union, Truck Drivers, Local 170, took the matter to arbitration, as they were entitled to do under the Union’s collective bargaining agreement with the company. The arbitrator found that Keebler did not have just cause to terminate Menchin, but did have just cause to suspend him, and ordered his reinstatement without back pay. Keebler filed an action in federal court to vacate the arbitral award; the Union counterclaimed for…
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