Opinion ID: 564889
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Sickles' Award

Text: 33 The Unions challenge the Sickles arbitration decision served February 2, 1988 and the ICC's September 12, 1989 order. The Unions argue that Arbitrator Sickles should have been bound by the res judicata effect of the earlier Cassle award. The Unions contend that, by refusing to review the Sickles award, the ICC conferred upon Arbitrator Sickles a greater power to nullify an award than that possessed by the courts and the ICC. 34 Because we have concluded that the ICC properly reviewed and vacated the Cassle award, this issue is moot. The reversed Cassle decision cannot provide a basis for issue preclusion. 3 35 Accordingly, the orders of the ICC are AFFIRMED.