International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 848 v. MV Transportation, Inc.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Court finds this motion appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. Plaintiff International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 848 (“Local 848”), an affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”’) union, filed this action against MV Transportation, Inc. (“MV”) on July 9, 2019 for breach of contract between an employer and a labor organization pursuant to Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. § 185 (“Section 301”). See ECF No. (“Compl.”). The complaint claims that MV breached a labor agreement with IBT and Local 848 by allegedly refusing to comply with the terms of the “card check” recognition procedure incorporated into that agreement. MV filed an answer to the complaint on August 14, 2019. See ECF No. 9 (“Answer’’). MV filed the present motion for judgment on the pleadings on May 8, 2020. See ECF No. 29 (“Mot.”). Local 848 filed an opposition to MV’s motion on May 18, 2020, and attached a proposed amended complaint. See ECF No. 31 (“Opp.”). MV filed a reply on May 26, 2020. See ECF No. 34 (“Reply”). Having…