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GULF COAST INDUS. WORKERS UNION v. EXXON CO.

No. 91-6374.

991 F.2d 244 (1993)

GULF COAST INDUSTRIAL WORKERS UNION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXXON COMPANY, U.S.A., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 24, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sharon D. Groth, Gen. Counsel, Gulf Coast Indus. Workers Union, Baytown, TX, for plaintiff-appellant.

Douglas B. Neagli, William J. Davis; and Gibson Gayle, Jr., Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, for defendant-appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, HIGGINBOTHAM, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Thomas Woods wants his job back. He lost it when he tested positive for cocaine, a clear violation of Exxon's Alcohol and Drug Use Policy and its after-care program. The district court refused to enforce an arbitration award instructing the company to reinstate him. The court held that the arbitrator's ruling was doubly defective because (1) it offended public policy by ordering the reinstatement of a proved drug abuser to his safety...

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