MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT/CROSS v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 499, — APPELLEE/CROSS

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

In this labor case, MidAmerican Energy Company challenges the District Court’s decision not to set aside an arbitrator’s award that required it to reinstate Ronald Turner, a fired employee. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 499 (Union) seeks to enforce the award insofar as it requires Turner’s rein statement, but seeks to overturn the District Court’s decision not to award Turner back pay. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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MidAmerican operates a liquid natural gas storage facility in Waterloo, Iowa, that is capable of holding some ten million…