3:16-CV-03536
12/29/2016
Not Classified By Court
Labor - Railway Labor Act
A. Joe Fish
Southwest Airlines Co
Transport Workers Union of America AFL-CIO Local 555
Ann Marie Arcadi(Designation Retained)
Stephen Kemp Dixon(Designation Retained)
Jonathan C Fritts(Designation Retained)
Thomas E Reinert, Jr.(Designation Retained)
(#39) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Plaintiff's 22 motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, and the defendant's 25 motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. To the extent that Arbitrator Jennings ruled on the merits of Southwest' ;s fourth grievance, that portion of his award is VACATED. The remainder of Arbitrator Jennings's award, the portions that address threshold issues related to arbitrability, is AFFIRMED. Accordingly, the grievance is REMANDED to arbitration before a new arbitrator -- to be selected pursuant to the terms of the parties' CBA -- for a hearing on the merits. (Ordered by Senior Judge A. Joe Fish on 12/29/2017) (axm) Modified on 12/29/2017 (axm).
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