OPINION & ORDER Petitioner Actors’ Equity Association (“AEA”) seeks confirmation of an arbitral award (the “Award”) pursuant to Section 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act (“LMRA”), 29 U.S.C. §185(a). Dkt. 4 (“Petition”). After respondent Paradise Square Production Services Inc. (“Paradise”) did not respond to the petition or otherwise appear in this action, the Court issued an order stating that it would treat AEA’s petition as a motion for summary judgment, granting AEA the opportunity to submit additional supporting materials, and setting a deadline for Paradise’s opposition, if any. Dkt. 9. Now before the Court is AEA’s unopposed motion for summary judgment. Dkts. 14, 15 (“Mot.”). For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion, confirms the Award, and awards judgment in the amount of $242,708.41, plus interest. I. Background A. Factual Background1 1. The Agreement AEA is a collective bargaining representative of actors and stage managers in the entertainment industry. Petition 5. AEA and The Broadway League, on behalf of its producer members, are parties to a collective bargaining agreement (the “Contract”) that sets out the terms and conditions of employment for actors and stage managers in Broadway shows, as well as an agreement (the “Safety Protocols”) as to terms and conditions of employment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Id.
7-10; see also Dkt. 16-1 (“Contract”). The Contract provides that “any dispute…relating to the interpretation or application of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between [AEA] and [The Broadway League] shall be submitted to the Grievance Committee…and, if not decided by the Grievance Committee, may be submitted to arbitration,” with certain disputes subject to expeditious arbitration. Contract at 10; see also id. at 11-13. The Contract designates seven arbitrators, including Howard Edelman, to hear disputes arising thereunder. Id. at 11. Under the Contract, any arbitration hearing may proceed even if one party fails to attend the hearing, and the ensuing arbitral award “shall be final and binding on all parties.” Id. at 13. The Contract’s term began on September 30, 2019 and ended on September 25, 2022. Id. at 135. Paradise is operated by producer Bernard Abrams and is a member of The Broadway League. Petition
