Local 103 of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and MacHine Workers, Afl-Cio v. Rca Corporation

OPINION OF THE COURT

ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to decide whether a dispute over the interpretation and application of a provision in a collective bargaining agreement barring re-arbitration of questions or issues that were previously the subject of arbitration is arbitrable; if so, the dispute is for the arbitrator in the first instance, and not the courts. Contending that a 1946 arbitrator’s decision bound the company, the union commenced this § 301 action 1 and sought to enjoin RCA’s efforts to proceed with the current arbitration proceedings. After a i earing the…