Case: Labor Relations/Retiree Benefits (E.D. Mich.)

A Michigan federal district court granted the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union’s motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act regarding a dispute over Medicare Part B benefits for retirees, ruling that the collective bargaining agreement’s arbitration provision covering “all differences as to the meaning and application of the provisions of this agreement” was broad enough to include disputes about retiree benefits despite Graphic Packaging International’s argument that arbitration was limited only to grievances brought by current employees.

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