Local 369, Bakery & Confectionery Workers International Union of America, Afl-Cio v. Cotton Baking Company, Inc.

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

The appellant local of the Bakery & Confectionery Workers International Union of America, AFL-CIO (the Union) seeks reversal of the district court’s order modifying an arbitrator’s award of damages against an employer. See 377 F.Supp. 1172 (W.D.La.1974). Because we conclude that under the decisions in the Steelworkers trilogy 1 the parties are bound by the arbitrator’s decision in this case, we reverse.

The facts are undisputed. The Union and the Cotton Baking Company (the Company) are parties to a collective bargaining agreement which explicitly provides for a grievance…