International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 71 v. Trafftech, Inc.

OPINION

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Trafftech entered into collective bargaining agreements with two different unions and, according to one version of events, promised each of them the same work on an exclusive basis. The International Brotherhood of Workers, Local 71 objected to sharing the work (as apparently did the other union, but its objection is not before us) and filed a grievance with the company. When the parties failed to resolve the grievance, the union sued, asking the district court to enforce an arbitration clause in the collective bargaining agreement. The district court granted…