Legal Opinion
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 21 v. Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 2007No. 06-2335PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
After Illinois Bell Telephone Company (“Company”) refused to arbitrate a grievance, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 21 (“Union”) filed a motion to compel arbitration in federal district court. Under the terms of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”), the district court found the grievance arbitrable and granted the motion. We affirm.
I. Background
The parties’ CBA has been in effect since June 27, 2004. In late 2005, the Company informed the Union that it planned to implement new “consumer performance management guidelines.” In the…
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