Lowell Shores, Lee Birkner, George Roberts, and Carl Prater v. Peabody Coal Company

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Four members of the International Union, United Mine Workers of America, District 12 and Local 1148 (“the Union”) appeal from the dismissal of their suit against their employer, Peabody Coal Company, to set aside an arbitration award. The district court dismissed the suit because the Union members lacked standing to sue; we affirm.

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The plaintiffs-appellants are four Union members employed by Peabody as surface miners. A dispute arose when Peabody did not permit the plaintiffs to bid for jobs as underground miners. According to Peabody, the plaintiffs were not qualified…