General Precision, Inc. v. International Ass'n of Machinists

Appeal from a judgment and order confirming an arbitration award under the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1294.)

*745 In 1962, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fell on Tuesday. Under the collective bargaining agreement between General Precision, Inc., and the Machinists’ Union, the half day before Christmas, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day were paid holidays. The contract also provided that the normal work week was Monday to Friday, that overtime must be" paid for work on Saturday, and that “Employees are expected by both parties to this contract to work the half shift the day before Christmas in a normal manner. Any employee who fails to do so forfeits the half day holiday pay. ’ ’

In November 1962 the company announced that no work would be scheduled for Monday, December 24, and Monday, December 31. Instead, the machinists would be scheduled to work Saturday, December 29, and Saturday, January 5, at regular pay without overtime. The union refused to waive its right to overtime pay for Saturday work, and its members did not work on either Saturday, although other employees worked on the amended schedule. Under the arbitration provisions…