Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit September 30, 1987, Nos. 86-5817, 86-5931, 87-3063 (Flying Tiger Line v. Teamsters Pension Trust Fund)

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

These appeals require us to determine whether a federal district court or an arbitrator should resolve the question whether a corporate entity is an employer subject to the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (“MPPAA” or “the Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1381-1461 (1982 & Supp. I 1983 & Supp. II 1984 & Supp. III 1985).