Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Labor Commissioner of Division of Labor Law Enforcement, Department of Industrial Relations of California

This is an appeal from an order of compliance issued by the district court to enforce its judgment confirming an arbitration award.

On May 10, 1946 appellant and its employees entered into an arbitration agreement, pursuant to the provisions of the-Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 151— 188. The agreement submitted disputed questions respecting wages and working conditions to a Board of Arbitration and: provided that the award of the Board be-effective as of January 1, 1946. The Board, filed its award in the district court on. July 26, 1946 and the court entered a judgment confirming the award on November-21, 1946.

Subsequent to the date when the dispute-was submitted to arbitration and prior to-the date when the award was filed, seven, employees of appellant terminated their employment. Appellee is the assignee of these former employees, claiming on their behalf the benefit of the pay increase granted to-appellant’s employees retroactively to January 1, 1946 by the award and the judgment confirming the award. In June, 1947 appellee filed a petition in the district court for an order to show cause, which petition was opposed by appellant on the same-grounds urged on this appeal.…