General Teamsters, Warehousemen and Helpers Union, Local 890 v. National Refractories & Minerals, a Corporation

48 F.3d 1227 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. GENERAL TEAMSTERS, WAREHOUSEMEN AND HELPERS UNION, LOCAL 890, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL REFRACTORIES & MINERALS, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant No. 93-16453. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 14, 1994. Decided Feb. 23, 1995. Before: HUG, CANBY, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The issue in the present case is whether the district court erred by entering summary judgment in favor of General Teamsters, Warehousemen and Helpers Union, Local 890 ("the Union") on its claim that arbitration is required to resolve a grievance with National Refractories & Minerals ("the Company"). We agree with the district court that arbitration is required in this case and therefore affirm. FACTS 3 The Company is in the business of, among other things, selling magnesia. Until recently, the Company produced its own synthetic magnesite. National Refractories &…