NECA-IBEW Rockford Local Union 364 Health & Welfare Fund v. a & a Drug Co.

The issue in this ease is whether the parties must arbitrate their dispute. The NECA-IBEW Health and Welfare Fund is a trust fund that provides health benefits to members of Rockford Local 364, a union of electrical workers. The Fund negotiated an agreement (which we will call the Local Agreement) with Sav-Rx, a provider of prescription-drug benefits. Under the Local Agreement, Sav-Rx reimburses pharmacies for dispensing medication and then invoices the Fund for some of its costs. A few months later, Sav-Rx negotiated a different agreement with the national organization of the International…