LOCAL 827, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS v. VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC.

No. 05-3613.

458 F.3d 305 (2006)

LOCAL 827, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, AFL-CIO v. VERIZON NEW JERSEY, INC.; Verizon Services Corporation, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed August 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Beck (Argued), Nicholas J. Sanservino, Jr., Jones Day, Washington, DC, Attorneys for Appellants.

Mark E. Belland, Steven J. Bushinsky, Nancy S. Sokol (Argued), O'Brien, Belland & Bushinsky, Northfield, NJ, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before SLOVITER, McKEE and RENDELL, Circuit Judges.


SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we must decide between the conflicting conclusions reached by two district judges in the same court regarding the interpretation of the same collective bargaining contract. One has held that the contract's arbitration clause is narrow, while the other has held that it is broad. Although only one of the cases is on appeal before us, we write to resolve the conflict because the interpretation of that clause is central to our...

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