Hampton Roads Shipping Ass'n v. International Longshoremen's Ass'n (AFL-CIO)

OPINION

DOUMAR, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Seeking a preliminary injunction, the plaintiffs brought this suit to enforce an arbitration clause in a contract between the Hampton Roads Shipping Association (HRSA) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), as well as its affiliated locals in the port of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The plaintiffs seek to require the defendants to arbitrate pursuant to the “Hampton Roads contract” while maintaining the status quo in the port, and to enjoin the defendants from striking or creating a work stoppage in Hampton Roads pending an arbitrated…