International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Montana Power Co.

The Montana Power Company (MPC) filed a complaint in the Second Judicial District Court, Silver Bow County, seeking an alternative writ of prohibition to prevent the conduct of a labor arbitration between itself and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (the Union) arising from a grievance pursued by the Union on behalf of one of its members. The District Court initially granted the alternative writ of prohibition, and in a subsequent order both denied the Union’s motion to dismiss the writ and made the writ permanent. The Union appeals from the District Court’s order.

We reverse.