District 2 Marine Engineers Beneficial Ass'n—Associated Maritime Officers v. Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc.

LASKER, District Judge.

This action to compel arbitration and for appointment of an arbitrator concerns the discharge on August 20,1981 of the licensed marine engineers employed on two ships, the S.S. Mayaguez and the S.S. Aquadilla, owned by defendant Puerto Rico Marine Management, Inc. (“PRMMI”). The factual background, which is set forth in somewhat greater detail in an earlier opinion,1 may be summarized as follows.

The collective bargaining agreement between PRMMI and District 2 Marine Engineers Beneficial Association — Associated Marine Officers AFL-CIO (“District 2”), the union that…