Holding that Section 301 gives a federal court jurisdiction over a suit to enforce an arbitration clause in a collective bargaining agreement even if the case is "truly a representation case" that could also be heard by the NLRB under Section 9 of the NLRA
Noting that trademark owners must be "afforded some latitude to assess both the impact of another's use of an allegedly infringing trademark as well as the wisdom of pursuing litigation on the issue"
Finding union's attempt to enforce an arbitration award that was inconsistent with a prior section 10(k) proceeding constituted an unfair labor practice
In New Orleans arbitration was permitted to proceed so there would be an expeditious resolution of the dispute in the event the Section 10(k) hearing could not resolve it. Here the Board approved a "voluntary adjustment" because it believed it settled the entire dispute and made a Section 10(k) hearing unnecessary.
In Dock Loaders, the court held that the dicta in Carey command respect, and in view of such language it ruled that the Labor Board's decision awarding the disputed work to Teamsters barred the recovery of damages in the § 301 case under the arbitrator's award.