Legal Opinion
International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, Progressive Lodge No. 1000 v. General Electric Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 22, 1989No. 88-1546PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to interpret the arbitration clause in a collective bargaining agreement. Some background will help clarify the issues in the appeal. When an employer and a union negotiate a collective bargaining agreement they usually include both an arbitration clause, as the last step in a grievance procedure designed to prevent the discharge of employees without just cause, and a no-strike clause. The grievance and arbitration procedure is conventionally regarded as the union’s compensation for surrendering the right to strike during the period while the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Washington Teachers' Union Local 6, American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio v. The Board of Education of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
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