Butchers' Union Local 229 v. Cudahy Packing Co.

The union petitioned for an order compelling the company to arbitrate a pension eligibility grievance, and for appointment of an arbitrator, pursuant to a section of a collective bargaining agreement providing for arbitration of a “disagreement arising within the terms of this Agreement. ’ ’ Finding that the company was engaged in interstate commerce, and purporting to apply federal substantive law, the trial court nevertheless denied the petition. The court concluded that the dispute involved an interpretation of “the rules and regulations of the Pension Fund,” which “constitute a written…