Cournoyer v. American Television & Radio Co.

Matson, Justice.

In each of three cases consolidated for trial, defendant employer appeals from an order denying a new trial.

Three employees of the defendant brought separate actions to recover the damages awarded them by the arbitrators of a labor dispute arising under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into between the employees, a labor union, 1 and the defendant employer. Plaintiff employees had been laid off because of a slowdown in production. They claimed, however, that their layoffs violated the provisions of the agreement. Pursuant to an arbitration clause in the…