United States Seventh Circuit
Exelon Generation Co., LLC v. Local 15, Intl. Bhd. of Elec. Workers, AFL-CIO, 07-4065
In a declaratory judgment action seeking a determination that disputes over plaintiff's changes to medical benefits for retirees were not within the scope of the parties' collective bargaining agreement (CBA) or arbitrable under the grievance procedure, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) the arbitration clause in the CBA applied to retirees as well as current employees; and 2) defendant-union could arbitrate on behalf of its retirees who consented to its representation.
Appellate Information
- Argued 05/13/2008
- Decided 09/02/2008
- Published 09/02/2008
Judges
- TINDER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and TINDER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- James S. Whitehead (argued), Brian J. Gold, Sidley Austin, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Arthur W. Aufmann (argued), Joyce & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.