Council of Western Electric Technical Employees — National v. Western Electric Company, Incorporated

HAND, Circuit Judge.

The defendant appeals from an order, denying its motion for a stay under § 3 of the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C.A. § 3, and § 1451 of the New York Civil Practice Act. The action was brought under § 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S. C.A. § 185(a), for a declaratory judgment; and the complaint was in substance as follows. The plaintiff is a “labor organization, certified” under that act, and the defendant is a New York corporation, “engaged in an industry affecting commerce”: i. e. interstate commerce. The parties had entered into a contract by…