Uehlein v. Shwachman

Plaintiff Joseph Anton Uehlein was employed as a janitor by the defendants at a condominium building in the city of Chicago. Janitors Union Local No. 1, of which plaintiff is a member, had a collective bargaining agreement with the defendants and other condominium associations in Chicago. Plaintiff sued to recover payment for services. The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint for failure to exhaust the grievance and arbitration provisions of the union contract. Plaintiff appeals.

Article XII of the agreement requires union members to submit to an arbitration procedure any complaint,…