Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties Conference Board v. Jones & Anderson
Opinion
Opinion
Kline, J.
Carpenters 46 Northern California Counties Conference Board (hereinafter Carpenters) appeals a judgment denying its petition for confirmation of an arbitration award against Jones & Anderson.
Factual & Procedural Background
Jones & Anderson is a contractor involved in construction activities in Sonoma County, California. Carpenters is an organization comprised of affiliated local unions and district councils which represent workers employed as carpenters.
On June 16, 1980, Carpenters entered into a labor agreement with Northern California Home Builders Conference and the California Contractors Council Incorporated and their respective members. The agreement was titled “Carpenters Master Agreement for Northern California” (hereinafter Master Agreement) and was effective from June 16, 1980, through June 15, 1983. Jones & Anderson did not sign this Master Agreement, but admits that it signed a memorandum agreement binding it to the 1980-1983 Master Agreement.
The memorandum or short form agreement executed by Jones & Anderson, colloquially referred to as a “me too” agreement, was never introduced into evidence and its terms are nowhere set forth in the record.