Communications Workers of America v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company

MILBURN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Communications Workers of America (“CWA”) appeals from the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Michigan Bell Telephone Company (“MBT”) in this action to compel arbitration of a dispute arising under a collective bargaining agreement between CWA and MBT. The district court’s opinion is reported at 622 F.Supp. 275 (E.D.Mich., 1985). For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

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CWA and MBT were parties to a collective bargaining agreement effective August 1980 through August 1983. Section 8.13 of the collective…