Trustees of the N.Y.C. Dist. Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v. H. Indus. Union Furniture Installers Inc.

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OPINION & ORDER Petitioners — the Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Annuity Fund, and Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational and Industry Fund (the “ERISA Funds”); Trustees of the New York City Carpenters Relief and Charity Fund (the “Charity Fund”); the Carpenter Contractor Alliance of Metropolitan New York (“CAA Metro,” and together, with the ERISA Funds and the Charity Fund, the “Funds”); and the New York City District Council of Carpenters (the “Union”) — seek confirmation of an arbitration award issued against respondent H. Industries Union Furniture Installers Inc. (“H. Industries”). See Dkt. 1 (“Pet.”), Ex. H. (“Award”). H. Industries is an employer bound by a collective bargaining agreement between Building Contractors Association, Inc. (“BCA”), and the Union. See Pet.

9-13. On April 6, 2020, petitioners commenced this action pursuant to Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. §185. For the following reasons, the Court confirms the Award. I. Background¹ A. The Parties and Their Agreements The ERISA Funds are multiemployer labor-management trust funds organized and maintained pursuant to ERISA. Pet. 4. The Charity Fund was established under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3). Id. 5. CAA Metro is a not-for-profit corporation. Id. 6. The Union is a labor organization that represents employees working in an industry affecting commerce as defined by Section 501 of the LMRA. Id. 7. H. Industries is an “employer” in an industry affecting commerce and maintained this status at all times relevant to this lawsuit. Id. 8. As a member of the BCA, H. Industries is bound to all agreements between the BCA and the Union. Id. 10. On approximately May 15, 2013, the BCA executed a Building Construction Agreement with the Union (the “2011-2015 Agreement”). Id.

Trustees of the N.Y.C. Dist. Council of Carpenters Pension Fund v. H. Indus. Union Furniture Installers Inc.

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