Aiello v. Apex Marine Corp.

MEMORANDUM

SCIRICA, District Judge.

This case involves a dispute over an employment agreement between the plaintiff, David Aiello, and the defendants, Apex Marine Corporation and Westchester Marine and Shipping Co., Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Apex”). The other defendant is Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (hereinafter referred to as “MEBA”), the union representing all of the licensed engineers employed by Apex.

The collective bargaining agreement provides that in the normal course of hiring engineers aboard Apex vessels, the following procedure applies:

“The company agrees that when…