In re the Arbitration between Long Island Lumber Co. & Martin

The union appeals from a decision of the Appellate Division which affirmed, by a divided court, an order of the Special Term staying arbitration.

The main issue presented for review is whether the courts below were correct on the facts of this case in reaching the question of whether or not the parties had followed the steps preliminary and necessary to the final arbitration step required by a collective bargaining agreement.

The parties have conceded that this case and the contract involved in it are within the purview of our national labor legislation, and they have presented their arguments…