Teamsters Local 315 v. Union Oil Company of California

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Teamsters Local 315 (Union) compelling Unocal to arbitrate a dispute concerning the medical fitness of an employee who was not allowed to return to work. We reverse.

FACTS

Unocal and the Union are parties to a collective-bargaining agreement that provides for arbitration of grievances. This agreement contains strict limitations on the scope of arbitrable disputes. The Union seeks to compel arbitration of a dispute arising out of Unocal’s refusal to return an…