Haig Berberian, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Cannery Warehousemen, Cannery Warehousemen v. Haig Berberian, Inc.

Haig Berberian, Inc., appeals from an order compelling arbitration of its labor dispute with Local 748 of the Cannery Warehousemen, Food Processors, Drivers and Helpers of the Teamsters Union. We affirm.

Haig owned and operated nut processing facilities at 217 Tenth Street in Modesto, California. On September 1,1973, Local 748 and Haig entered into a collective bargaining agreement for a term of three years. During late 1973 Haig constructed an additional almond processing facility outside the Modesto city limits at a location known as the “Sunset” site. The Union took the position that the employees at the new facility were covered by the September 1, 1973, agreement. Haig disagreed. The Union filed a grievance demanding recognition by Haig that the agreement covered the Sunset employees. Haig in turn filed a grievance denying arbitrability of the issue. Haig also filed this suit in the district court seeking to enjoin arbitration and asking for a declaration of the rights of the parties under the collective bargaining agreement. The district court found that the grievance was arbitrable, and entered the order compelling arbitration from which Haig appeals.

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