The Independent Soap Workers of Sacramento, California v. The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company

Appellant, The Independent Soap Workers of Sacramento, California (hereinafter “Union”) is a labor organization which, under a collective bargaining contract, represents certain employees of appellee, The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company (hereinafter “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio and authorized to do business in the State of California.

The Union appeals from an order of the district court denying its application filed under Section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947 ( 29 U.S.C. § 185 ) to compel the Company to submit to arbitration a labor dispute involving one Norman Raiser (a member of the Union) in accordance with and pursuant to the collective bargaining contract.

No question is raised on this appeal as to the j urisdiction of the district court or of this Court.

The essential facts of this case are not in dispute and may be summarized as follows:

Article XV of the collective bargaining agreement, in pertinent part, provides as follows:

The grievance was processed through the first three steps of the grievance procedure without settlement of the grievance. The Union demanded arbitration. The…