McKinstry Company v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, Local Union 16, Defendant

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

McKinstry Co. appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant union in McKinstry’s action to vacate an arbitration award. We affirm.

FACTS

Collective bargaining agreements in the sheet metal and air conditioning industry are negotiated in two phases. First, national level negotiations take place between the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association, AFL-CIO (SMWIA) and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, Inc. (SMACNA), a national association of employers in the industry. SMWIA and SMACNA negotiate a…