Citgo Asphalt Refining Company v. The Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical, and Energy Workers International Union Local No. 2-991

McKEE, Circuit Judge.

CITGO Asphalt Refining Company appeals the district court’s confirmation of a labor arbitrator’s decision that CITGO’s zero tolerance drug abuse policy is unreasonable. For the reasons that follow, we will reverse.

I. FACTS

CITGO Asphalt Refining Company (“CARCO”) is a New Jersey partnership involved in the oil refining industry. CITGO Petroleum Corporation (“CIT-GO”), is the majority partner of CARCO. In December 1998, CITGO announced that it was going to implement a new uniform national substance abuse policy, which included a zero tolerance policy (the “policy”), at all…