MATTER OF FITZGERALD (GEN. ELEC. CO.)


19 N.Y.2d 325 (1967)

In the Matter of the Arbitration between Albert J. Fitzgerald, as President of United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), Respondent, and General Electric Company, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 11, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Benetar, Thomas F. Hilbert, Jr., H. H. Nordlinger and Michael I. Bernstein for appellant.

Robert Z. Lewis and Frank J. Donner for respondent.

Judges BURKE, BERGAN and KEATING concur with Chief Judge FULD; Judges VAN VOORHIS and SCILEPPI dissent and vote to reverse upon the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division; Judge BREITEL taking no part.


Chief Judge FULD.

In 1960, the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers and the General Electric Company entered into a "national" collective bargaining agreement which covered janitors, porters and charwomen in several of the company's plants including one in Baltimore, Maryland, and another in Hudson Falls-Fort Edward, New York. The agreement provides for grievance procedures (art. XVI) and, if those procedures...

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