BAY STATE GAS CO. v. LOCAL NO. 273, UTILITY WKRS. U.


415 Mass. 72 (1993)

611 N.E.2d 249

BAY STATE GAS COMPANY vs. LOCAL NO. 273, UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

April 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold N. Mack & Jaclyn L. Kugell for the plaintiff.

Paul F. Kelly & Burton E. Rosenthal for the defendants.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


NOLAN, J.

The narrow issue presented by this appeal is whether Massachusetts law provides for judicial enforcement of summonses issued by a party in a labor arbitration. We hold that it does not.

This dispute arises in the context of a collective bargaining agreement between the plaintiff, Bay State Gas Company (Bay State), and the defendant union Local No. 273, Utility Workers Union of America (union). The agreement provides that the parties may arbitrate...

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