To buftex: If the arbitrator acted against the CBA, the Unions recourse is to file a lawsuit, not fire him as an arbitrator. This is a grandstand move by Upshaw to make it seem like it is representing their Union member....if they really had a case, they would file the lawsuit. Unions have this horrible PR need to represent A-holes and not put them in their place. This is why Unions are becoming extinct in the world...don't do the right thing vs representing every jerk who comes down the pike. They are afraid of being sued by their own a-holes for failure to represent...sad state of affairs.