Cox v. R. H. Macy & Co.

This is an application by a former employee of R. H. Macy & Co., Inc., for an order directing it and petitioner’s union to proceed to arbitration pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement in effect between the union and Macy’s.

Petitioner ‘resigned from her employ, claiming inability tti perform the duties of her job due to ill health. She claimed severance pay and sick benefits in accordance with the provisions made therefor in the agreement. The union processed her claim through several intramural stages of grievance steps but, when the employer refused to recognize the validity of the…