In re the Arbitration between Mark Cross Co. & Ellis

Petitioner operates a retail store selling leather goods to a clientele in the upper income brackets. It had in its employ one Schulz. It became dissatisfied with Schulz’ work as a salesman and discharged him. Respondent union has a collective bargaining agreement with petitioner. It has demanded arbitration, pursuant to that contract, of the discharge. Petitioner makes this application to stay the arbitration. The application is made on two grounds — first, that respondent has not complied with the procedures provided for in the contract and has allowed the time in which arbitration may be…