Brown v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

CLARKE, District Judge.

I

On May 1, 1979, the defendant, United Parcel Services, Inc. (UPS), and Local Lodge 1486 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers entered into a collective bargaining agreement. Article Six of the agreement established a procedure under which employee grievances could be resolved in a final and binding fashion. In negotiating the agreement, Local 1486 acted as agent for the plaintiff and all other similarly situated UPS employees. Both parties to the present action stipulate that the collective bargaining agreement was in full…