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”), Carpenter Contractor Alliance of Metropolitan New York (the “CCA,” 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 arbitral award issued against respondent M.A.B. Renovation Group Corporation (“MAB”). See Dkt. 1 (“Pet.”), Ex. H (“Award”). MAB is an employer bound by a collective bargaining agreement between itself and the Union. See Pet. 14. On January 25, 2022, 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 employer and employee trustees of multiemployer labor-management funds organized and operated in accordance with ERISA. Pet. 4. The Trustees are fiduciaries of the ERISA Funds within the meaning of section 3(21) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. §1002(21). Id. The ERISA Funds maintain their principal place of business at 395 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. Id. The Charity Fund was established under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3). Id. 5. The Charity Fund maintains its principal place of business at 395 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. Id. The CCA is a New York not-for-profit corporation. Id. 6. It maintains its principal place of business at 245 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10016. Id. The Union is a labor organization that represents employees in an industry affecting commerce as defined by Section 501 of the LMRA. Id. 7. It is the certified bargaining representative for certain employees of MAB. Id. MAB is a domestic business corporation incorporated and organized under the laws of the State of New York. Id. 8. At relevant times, MAB was an employer within the meaning of section 3(5) of ERISA, 29 U.S.C. §1002(5), and was an employer in an industry affecting commerce within the meaning of section 501 of the LMRA, 29 U.S.C. §142. Id. MAB maintains its principal place of business at 207 W. 102nd Street, Apt. 5D, New York, NY 10025. Id. MAB is bound by a collective bargaining agreement between itself and the Union (the “CBA”). Id.
