PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 520 v. N.L.R.B.

No. 91-1098.

955 F.2d 744 (1992)

PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 520, Petitioner, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent, UE & C-Catalytic, Inc., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Cowden, with whom P. David Lopez was on the brief, for petitioner. David R. Straus also entered an appearance for petitioner.

William M. Bernstein, Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, with whom Jerry M. Hunter, General Counsel, D. Randall Frye, Acting Deputy General Counsel and Aileen A. Armstrong, Deputy Associate General Counsel, were on the brief, for respondent. Charles P. Donnelly, Attorney, N.L.R.B., also entered an appearance for respondent.

Francis M. Milone and Valerie I. Harrison were on the brief, for intervenor. Stanley F. Lechner also entered an appearance for intervenor.

Before MIKVA, Chief Judge, EDWARDS and D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

The simple question in this case is whether the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") may give deference to a pre-arbitration settlement reached by an employer and a union disposing of an employee's contract grievance with respect to a matter covered by the parties' collective bargaining agreement. The simple answer is yes.

In this case, the applicable...

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