Melander v. Hughes Aircraft Co.

Opinion

LUI, Acting P. J.

Summary

Appellant James F. Melander appeals from a judgment of the superior court denying his petition to vacate an arbitration award. We conclude that, when an employee grievance is arbitrated under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between an employer and a union, the individual employee does not have standing to petition to vacate the award unless (1) the CBA contains a provision expressly giving employees themselves the right to submit disputes to arbitration, or (2) the arbitrator has made the employee a party to the arbitration under Code of…