Arthur N. Stephenson v. National Labor Relations Board

BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge:

Arthur N. Stephenson petitions this court to review the dismissal1 of his unfair labor practice complaint by the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) in deference to a decision on the matter by an arbitration panel.

While there are slight differences between the facts alleged by petitioner and those alleged by the Board in their respec*537tive briefs, the primary and controlling issue before this court is whether the Board properly deferred to the decision of the grievance committee set up under the arbitration provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.…