Terminalift LLC v. International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 29
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Whelan, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART & DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT [DOC. 47] AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE EXHIBIT I [DOC. 52]
Pending before the' Court is Defendant International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 29’s (“Local 29”) motion for partial summary judgment. Plaintiff Ter-minalift LLC opposes, and has filed a motion to substitute Exhibit I in its opposition.
The Court decides the matters on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Civ. L.R. 7.1(d.l). For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Local 29’s motion [Doc. 47], and GRANTS Terminalift’s motion to substitute [Doc. 52],
I. Background
A. Relevant actors & the collective bargaining agreement.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (“ILWU”) is the exclusive collective bargaining representative for all longshore workers, longshore mechanics and marine clerks employed by companies belonging to the Pacific Maritime Association (“PMA”). (Sundet Dec. [Doc. 47-7], ¶ 4.) The PMA is a multi-employer collec *1102 tive bargaining agent for approximately 70 stevedoring, terminal operator and steamship companies operating at…