Opinion ID: 358674
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Heading: discharge in violation of collective bargaining agreement

Text: 23 The district court appropriately proceeded to the merits of appellee's claim for wrongful discharge, rather than referring appellee's claim to the contract grievance procedure. Nearly ten years have passed since the dispute arose. It is high time that appellee receive a decision on the merits of his discharge. Accord Ruzicka v. General Motors Corp., supra, 523 F.2d at 315. 24 Mindful of the very narrow scope of appellate review of the district court's findings of fact, we affirm its determination that the alleged grounds for discharge were not established by Sea-Land's evidence. In the context of dealings between employee and supervisor, particularly in the stevedoring trade where less than genteel dialogue is commonplace, the district court's finding that the incident in the office amounted to no more than a normal discussion is not clearly erroneous.