Camden Industries Company, Inc. v. Carpenters Local Union No. 1688, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, hereinafter the employer, brought an action against defendants-appellees, hereinafter, collectively, the union, to enjoin arbitration of certain employee grievances. The union counterclaimed, seeking an order to compel the employer to arbitrate. On the union’s motion for summary judgment the district court entered judgments in its favor on the claim and the counterclaim. The employer appeals.

The agreement, which covers all of the employer’s employees, provides that “journeymen” shall receive a minimum wage of $2.50 per hour, and that “apprentices”…