Employment Law: Grievance Arbitration-Reinstatement of Union Member-Interpretation of CBA

Staff Report//April 15, 2019

Defendant appealed the district court’s vacating of a grievance arbitration award, which reinstated defendant’s member to his former without back pay after he was discharged by plaintiff for allegedly falsifying his time sheets and neglecting duties. The district court concluded the arbitrator had exceeded his authority.

Where the arbitrator’s decision reflected his interpretation of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement, the district court erred by vacating the arbitration award where the arbitrator remained within his authority to construe the CBA.

Judgment is affirmed.

CenterPoint Energy Res.Corp. v. Gas Workers Union, Local No. 340 (MLW No. 73052/Case No. 17-1322 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Magnuson, J. (Rockford R. Chrastil for appellant; Jonathan Steinberg on brief) (Noah G. Lipschultz,for appellee; Paul James Zech, and Grant T. Collins on brief)

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