Legal Opinion
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America Afl-Cio, Local Union 540 v. Great Western Food Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 1, 1983No. 82-1207PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Great Western Food Company discharged its employee, Joe C. Borden, after he wrecked the company’s tractor-trailer rig. Borden contended that Great Western lacked the necessary just cause to discharge him. Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement between Great Western and Borden’s union, Amalgamated Meat Cutters, Local 540, the matter was submitted to binding arbitration. The arbitrator ordered that Borden be reinstated. When Great Western refused to comply with the award, the union sought enforcement in district court. The court enforced the award and granted the union…
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