Oil, Chemical & Atomic Worker's International Union Local No. 4-23 v. American Petrofina Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOE J. FISHER, District Judge.

This labor dispute arises from an event which occurred during the eleven-month-long Oil, Chemical and Atomic Worker’s Union strike of the Port Arthur American Petrofina Company Plant in 1982. During that strike, Max Hildabridle, an O.C.A.W. member, was involved in some picket-line violence which resulted in his being terminated by the Fina Company. This termination occurred when no union contract was in effect and no arbitration procedures were in place. The Union seeks an Order from the Court directing Fina to arbitrate the issue of Leo…