In re the Arbitration between S & W Fine Foods, Inc. & Office Employees International Union, Local 153

Special Term set aside an arbitration award rendered under a labor-management collective bargaining-agreement. In doing so it accepted the argument of the employer that the arbitrator’s award rested on a “ perverse misconstruction” of the testimonial and documentary proof submitted on the arbitration hearing.

Involved in the arbitration was the interpretation of the clause in the collective agreement allowing to employees specified holidays with pay. The union demanded such pay for holidays for nonworking days,' such as Saturday, even though the holiday was not celebrated on any following…