International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501 v. Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF No. 1:24-cv-00230-KES-CDB

OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 501,

12 a labor organization, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND

13 Plaintiff, DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT

14 v. Docs. 13, 14 15 DREYER’S GRAND ICE CREAM, INC., a Delaware corporation, 16 Defendant. 17

18 19 Plaintiff International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501 (the “Union”) moves to 20 compel arbitration, and defendant Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc. (“Dreyer’s”) moves for 21 summary judgment. Docs. 13, 14. The sole issue presented in the motions is whether the Court 22 should order the parties to arbitrate a grievance where the grievance arose during the period 23 covered by the parties’ collective bargaining agreement, but the Union submitted the grievance 24 after the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement. See id. For the reasons set forth 25 below, the Court grants the Union’s motion to compel arbitration and denies Dreyer’s motion…