UNITED STEELWORKERS v. COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.


474 F.3d 271 (2007)

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, CLC, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 17, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Michael T. McMenamin, Walter & Haverfield, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. David M. Fusco, Schwarzwald & McNair, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Michael T. McMenamin, Nancy A. Noall, Morris L. Hawk, Walter & Haverfield, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. David M. Fusco, James G. Porcaro, Melanie R. Bordelois, Schwarzwald & McNair, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before SILER, GILMAN, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SILER, Circuit Judge.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company ("Cooper") and United Steelworkers of America Local 207L ("Local 207L" or the "Union") were parties to a collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") containing an arbitration clause. The parties simultaneously executed a side letter that limited company contributions to retiree healthcare benefits. Following a dispute involving one of the side letter's terms, Local 207L filed suit in federal district...

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