Armco Employees Independent Federation v. Ak Steel Corporation

OPINION

COLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Armeo Employees Independent Federation, Inc. (“AEIF”), a labor union, filed the present lawsuit to compel the employer, Defendant-Appellee AK Steel Corporation (“AK Steel”), to arbitrate two separate grievances pursuant to Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (“LMRA”). AEIF filed the two grievances on behalf of employee members; AK Steel’s refusal to submit those grievances to arbitration resulted in the present litigation. Grievance No. 98-E-1123 contests employee D.J. Johnson’s discharge, which AK Steel maintains…