Legal Opinion
Bell Atlantic-Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Communications Workers of America, Afl-Cio, Local 13000 Communications Workers of America, Afl-Cio, District 13
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 6, 1999No. 98-1231PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Chief Judge.
This labor arbitration appeal presents the question whether the District Court erred in finding that it was the role of the court — and not an arbitrator — to determine whether the underlying dispute between the parties was subject to one particular arbitration procedure rather than another. We conclude that this issue — which of two arbitration procedures in a collective bargaining agreement applies to a particular labor dispute — is one of “procedural arbitrability,” and therefore should be decided by an arbitrator and not a federal court. We…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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