November 29, 2021
The Sixth Circuit backed a Teamsters local's suit against supermarket giant Kroger over a union steward's retirement benefits grievance at a dairy farm, saying the parties' dispute is not excluded from arbitration under their collective bargaining agreement.
June 24, 2021
A Teamsters local has urged the Sixth Circuit to uphold a lower court order requiring Kroger to arbitrate its grievance over retirement benefits at a dairy farm, arguing the dispute is clearly covered under the broad arbitration clause in their labor contract.
May 25, 2021
A Teamsters local cannot force Kroger to arbitrate a grievance over retirement benefits at a dairy farm because it doesn't concern a provision of their labor contract, the grocer has told the Sixth Circuit in a bid to overturn an Ohio federal judge's ruling.