Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union, Local No. 4-16000 v. Ethyl Corporation

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

In its classic, the Steelworker’s trilogy, 1 the Supreme Court attempted to preclude future Trojan wars between the forces of union and management by elevating the process of arbitration to an Olympian level. When a union and management have contracted to resolve their disputes through arbitration, federal courts must respect the sanctity of the arbitration process and foster its operation. In such cases, the federal court’s role is limited to requiring a reluctant party to arbitrate disputes which are made subject to arbitration by the collective bargaining agreement,…