Santa Clara-San Benito Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors' Ass'n v. Local Union No. 332

Appellant Santa Clara-San Benito Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors’ Association, Inc. sought a judgment construing and enforcing a collective bargaining agreement with Local Union No. 332 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The local union responded with a request for confirmation of an arbitration award. The court confirmed the arbitration award and gave judgment to respondents on the basis that the issues tendered by appellant had been conclusively determined in the arbitration. The present appeal followed. We affirm the judgment.

Appellant is the collective bargaining agent for the electrical contractors in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties. It has been negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the local union since 1954. The constitution of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers provides that any agreement entered into by a local union shall be “null and void” until approved by the international union. Appellant and the local were aware of that requirement. Appellant and the local entered into a new collective bargaining agreement, effective June 22, 1967, that was to remain in effect until May 31, 1969, and to…