United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc, Cross-Appellee v. Ideal Cement Company, Division of Ideal Basic Industries, Inc., Cross-Appellant

SEAY, District Judge.

These appeals arise from an action to enforce a labor arbitration award under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 185. The circumstances leading to the action are unusual, and merit discussion.

Ideal Cement Company (“Ideal”), acting through its bargaining unit at Ideal’s Portland, Colorado cement plant, and the United Steelworkers of America (“USWA”), on behalf of its local 14482, were parties to a three-year collective bargaining agreement (“the Agreement”) dated May 1, 1981. The Agreement was typical of most collective…