Mack Grovner, Jr. v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and the International Chemical Workers Union and Its Local Number 736

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

Georgia-Pacific discharged appellant Grovner, allegedly for fighting. The collective bargaining agent, International Chemical Workers Union, investigated, pursued the matter through several steps of the collective bargaining agreement grievance procedure in an attempt to obtain Grovner’s reinstatement, and ultimately sought arbitration. After an arbitration hearing at which appellant was represented by both his own attorney and a union representative, the arbitrator found that appellant was discharged for just cause and that the employer had not violated the collective…