Key v. Heckler

Pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, a Local Joint Adjustment Board made an award against Kinney Air Conditioning Company and in favor of Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local 420. Kinney was ordered to pay Local 420 back wages at the rate prescribed in the agreement for work performed by employees of Air Management, Mechanical & Solar, Inc., an enterprise affiliated with Kinney Air Conditioning Company. Kinney is a signatory to the collective bargaining agreement; Air Management is not. The union filed action in order to confirm the Boards award, and Kinney counterclaimed to have the award vacated. The district court granted the motion to confirm, denied the motion to vacate, and awarded attorneys fees in favor of the union.