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COSMOS BROADCASTING v. NEW ORLEANS LOCAL AM., ETC.

Civ. A. Nos. 77-2380, 77-2416.

455 F.Supp. 426 (1978)

COSMOS BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, INC. v. NEW ORLEANS LOCAL AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS, AFL-CIO.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

August 16, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Walker and Alvin J. Bordelon, Jr., Monroe & Lemann, New Orleans, La., for Cosmos.

Patrick M. Reily, Morrison & Reily, New Orleans, La., for AFTRA.

OPINION

COLLINS, District Judge.

On August 27, 1976, Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation of Louisiana, Inc. ("Cosmos"), owner of WDSU-TV, fired its weatherman, Mr. Clem Gendron ("Gendron"). The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ("AFTRA") filed a grievance on his behalf, and when efforts to effect a settlement failed, demanded binding arbitration as provided for in the Cosmos-AFTRA contract. Cosmos defended on the grounds that, in the face of...

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