Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union No. 669 v. Cosco Fire Protection, Inc.

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment (docket # 10). The Court, having read and considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers, deems this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. Accordingly, the hearing set for February 28, 2005, is removed from the Court’s calendar. For the reasons stated below, the Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment and attorneys’ fees.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff is a national “labor organization” within the meaning of Section 2(5) of the Labor Management Relations Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 152 (5), representing skilled construction employees engag.ed in the installation and maintenance of automatic fire protection systems. See Pi’s mot., at pp. 7-8. Plaintiff, pursuant to Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 159 (a), is the exclusive collective-bargaining representative of certain of the employees of Cosco. Id. The collective bargaining agreement to which the parties subscribe is called the “Agreement Between National Fire Sprinkler Association,…