The Delta Queen Steamboat Company v. District 2 Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, Associated Maritime Officers, Afl-Cio and Philip Ritchie

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1989-12-05

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JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge: This labor arbitration dispute arose as a consequence of a near collision between a commercial passenger vessel and a tow of river barges while navigating upstream through a dangerous channel of the Mississippi River. We are asked to decide whether a labor arbitrator exceeded his contractual authority by ordering the reinstatement to full employmen…

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