Berklee College of Music v. Berklee Chapter of the Massachusetts Federation of Teachers, Local 4412, Aft, Afl-Cio

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

The appellant union, representing Joyce Lucia, a part-time teacher at the Berklee College of Music, asked an arbitrator to resolve Lucia’s grievance against the school, a grievance based upon the College’s refusal to hire Lucia full time. The College pointed out to the arbitrator that the collective bargaining agreement, which provided for arbitration, specified that grievances (like this one) that originate “from an action outside a particular department or division ... must be presented in writing to the Dean of Faculty within ten (10) calendar days after the action to…