Rite Aid of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1776

The Majority concludes that the Union’s grievances are not arbitrable based on its assessment of the merits of the Union’s claims. Because I do not believe that analysis is authorized by either Supreme Court precedent or our own precedent, I respectfully dissent.

I. Background

To review, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1776 (the “Union” or “Local 1776”), has represented Rite Aid employees in 24 Pennsylvania counties for *138several decades. In June 2007, Rite Aid acquired a drugstore chain formerly operated by Brooks Eckerd. Several of these stores are located in counties covered by…