Kracoff v. RETAIL CLERKS LOCAL UNION NO. 1357

GRIM, District Judge.

In the present case, an employer, the plaintiffs, discharged an employee, William Hosendorf, who was a member of defendant, a labor organization. Defendant contested the employer’s right to discharge Hosendorf and, being unable to settle the problem otherwise, the parties referred the dispute to an arbitrator in accordance with an arbitration clause in the labor contract between the parties. The arbitrator made an award reinstating Hosendorf, although without back-pay.

The employer filed a motion in a Pennsylvania state court (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas No. 3) to…