Illinois Bell Telephone Company v. LOCAL UNION NO. 399 OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS

DECISION AND ORDER ON MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

ROBERT D. MORGAN, District Judge.

The complaint herein is for damages for alleged violation by defendant of a collective bargaining agreement in an industry affecting commerce, as specifically authorized by Section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act (Title 29 U. S.C. § 185). Defendant, without filing an answer, has moved for a stay of proceedings in this suit to permit arbitration of the “dispute,” as it contends is required by Article XXVII of the agreement attached to the complaint. It relies entirely for this position on Drake Bakeries,…