Alpha Beta Food Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union Local 770

— This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment holding valid an arbitration award made during the period of wage controls imposed during the Korean conflict. Upon a review of the record, we have concluded that the undisputed facts sustain the judgment of the trial court.

After a long history of collective bargaining, the parties on January 1, 1950, executed a “Retail Food Agreement”— hereinafter called the “original agreement” — fixing in detail the terms, conditions, and rates of pay for the employment of union members by plaintiffs. This agreement was to be effective for 15 months — until…