Legal Opinion

Kennecott UT Copper v. United Steelworkers

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 5, 1999No. 98-4045PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation seeks to overcome one of the most demanding- standards in American law: that defining when a court may vacate a labor-arbitration award. Kennecott appeals the district court’s refusal to do so. The arbitrator issued an award upholding a grievance which challenged a Kennecott rule that employees must report 20 minutes before their shift to be transported to their work sites. After the arbitrator had issued the award, a union representative contacted him ex parte. The arbitrator then sent the parties a letter for the stated…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. United Paperworkers International Union v. Misco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Super Tire Engineering Co. v. McCorkleSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by30 opinions

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  4. Copar Pumice Co., Inc. v. TidwellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  5. International Ass'n of Machinists Workers, Local Lodge 964 v. BF Goodrich Aerospace Aerostructures GroupCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004

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