In re the Arbitration between Simons & New York Herald Tribune, Inc.

The parties hereto entered into a collective bargaining agreement. A dispute arose between the parties and the petitioning union filed a grievance, which under section 16 of the agreement was referred to a joint standing committee of four persons, two nominated by each side. Thereafter the joint standing committee met on said grievance but was unable to resolve the issue. Under the procedure provided for in section 16D of the bargaining agreement, the matter was “ automatically referred to the Appeals Board ” and the impartial chairman thereupon promptly scheduled a hearing before the appeals…